A group of cyber security experts is calling on the UK government to reform the Computer Misuse Act, saying it fails to protect security professionals.
The Act was introduced back in 1990 after BT's then email system, Prestel, was hacked by journalist Robert Schifreen in an attempt to access the mailbox of Prince Philip. Schifreen - who said he wanted to raise awareness of vulnerabilities - was charged, but acquitted; the new act then made it an offense to access a computer without authorization.
"As you will be aware, last year the Home Office conducted a review of the effectiveness of the Act. We understand from Freedom of Information requests that 66% of those who responded to the review expressed concerns over the lack of protection in the Act for legitimate cyber activity," they write. However, this means it's currently illegal for penetration testers to scan systems for vulnerabilities without advance permission, or to access hacked data on the dark web for their research.
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