Title :
Computer safety and security policies: a technical issue enforced by law
Author :
Orlandi, Eugenio
Author_Institution :
ACEA SpA, Italy
Abstract :
In the Nineties, the European Union (EU) has promulgated several Directives in order to establish a common framework among the fifteen member countries, about safety at work and the right of the individuals to privacy. In order to fulfil its obligations, Italy has promulgated Law 94/626 for health and safety at work, and Law 96/676 for the rights of individuals to keep personal matters private. As a result, organizations and firms have been compelled to an extraordinary expensive effort involving the redesign of the working procedures and organizational structures. The new legislation is both a constraint and an opportunity and challenges the IT management and professionals to embed safety and security into systems and procedures. The objective of this paper is to present the Italian legislation and its links to the European contest
Keywords :
government policies; legislation; safety; security of data; Directives; European Union; IT management; Italy; computer safety; computer security policies; health and safety; individual privacy; law; legislation; organizations; Computer crime; Computer hacking; Computer security; Energy management; Health and safety; Information security; Legislation; Military computing; Monitoring; Power system protection;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology, 1998. Proceedings., 32nd Annual 1998 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4535-5
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.1998.723776
