In today's computer-driven world, every modern business depends on its information technology. This means that IT systems have to be protected and regulated. If you run a company that is based in or has a presence in Britain, you need to be familiar with the UK laws and standards that relate to IT governance.This pocket guide provides you with a concise and accessible guide to the relevant UK legislation, including the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. It explains the importance of keeping and preserving records, and outlines the type of records your organisation is obliged to retain. IT compliance represents a key challenge for information professionals.By offering you a bird's eye view of the IT compliance landscape, this pocket guide makes that challenge easier to overcome.Benefits to business include:Avoid breaches of criminal or civil law This pocket guide covers the key IT compliance issues for organisations operating in the UK.Find out what is required of IT systems under the Combined Code The pocket guide summarises the requirements of the UK's corporate governance regime in relation to information risk, referring both to the Combined Code and to the Turnbull Guidance.Learn about the UK's distance selling regulations This pocket guide discusses the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. These regulations cover unsolicited direct marketing activity by e-mail. The pocket guide also looks at distance selling regulations such as the Electronic Commerce Regulations (2002). Understand the requirements of copyright law The pocket guide explains the implications of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 for your use of computer software, with particular reference to user licences. The guide also looks at how you can use steganography (digital watermarking) to protect your ownership of digital information.This pocket guide includes coverage of key UK IT and information-related regulation, such as:FSA RegulationsBasel2MiFIDData Protection Act 1998Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003Freedom of Information Act 2000Computer Misuse Act 1990 (as updated in 2006)Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998Electronic Communications Act 2000Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000Human Rights Act 2000Disability Discrimination Act 1995Safeguarding of organizational resourcesMake sure your IT systems comply with the rules.