C:CURE-BS7799

[John Young]

Are there online sources for the policy papers cited
in these recent reports by "Telecomms Fraud Review"?

1. "A new standard to facilitate electronic commerce has been 
launched by Mrs Barbara Roche, UK Minister for Small
Firms, Trade and Industry. C:CURE-BS7799: a code of 
practice for information security management - is the new 
scheme for accredited certification against the British
Standard on information security. It aims to facilitate 
electronic commerce by allaying fears about security, a
major deterrent to business users, and is the latest in a 
series of announcements by DTI following the
Government's launch of 'Our Information Age'. 
Contact: +44 (0) 171 215 6740 "

2. "BS7799 received the support of the Data Protection Registrar.
The Registrar has produced a consultation paper called 'Information
Security - Compliance with the EU Data Protection Directive' which 
is freely available from the office's Marketing & Communications 
Department. Contact: +44 (0) 1625 545 700 "

3. "APACS fully supports the aims of British Standard
7799, Code of Practice for Information Security Management 
and believes that it offers the best public statement of
good practice in information security.
Contact: +44 (0) 171 711 6200 Fax: +44 (0) 171 256 552"