ACPO and legislation

Question 1

what is a forensic image

Answer 1

a bit by bit exact copy of the original data drive

Question 2

what are the ACPO guidelines

Answer 2

• drawn up for UK law enforcement
• help investigate cyber incidents
• been adopted by cyber professionals all around world
• 4 common sense principles to ensure any evidence collected is admissible in court
• not a set of UK laws but a set of guiding principles to ensure digital evidence is collected, preserved ethically, legally and securely

Question 3

what is principle one

Answer 3

No action taken by law enforcements agencies, persons employed within those agencies or their agents should change data which may subsequently be relied upon in court.

Question 4

what is principle two

Answer 4

In circumstances where a person finds it necessary to access original data, that person must be competent to do so and be able to give evidence explaining the relevance and the implications of their actions

Question 5

what is principle three

Answer 5

An audit trail or other record of all processes applied to digital evidence should be created and preserved. An independent third party should be able to examine those processes and achieve the same result.

Question 6

what is principle four

Answer 6

The person in charge of the investigation has overall responsibility for ensuring that the law and these principles are adhered to.

Question 7

computer misuse act 1990 S1

Answer 7

unauthorised accede to computer material

Question 8

computer misuse act 1990 S2

Answer 8

unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate commission of further offences

Question 9

computer misuse act 1990 S3

Answer 9

unauthorised acts with intent to impair, or with recklessness as to impairing, operation of computer

Question 10

computer misuse act 1990 S3ZA

Answer 10

unauthorised acts causing, or creating risk of serious damage

Question 11

computer misuse act 1990 S3A

Answer 11

making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in offence under section 1, 3 or 3ZA

Question 12

copyright, designs and patents act 1988

Answer 12

copyright protects intellectual property

Question 13

what is the duration of the copyright, designs and patents act 1988

Answer 13

70 years after death of author but in some cases it is 50 years from a specific event depending on type of work protected

Question 14

is the copyright, designs and patents act 1988 automatic

Answer 14

yes, don’t need to apply for it but does depend on the work itself being original and the authors own intellectual creation

Question 15

types of intellectual property copyright protects:

Answer 15

original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works
sound recordings, films or broadcasts
typographical arrangement of published editions

Question 16

designs in the copyright, designs and patents act 1988

Answer 16

registered designs or unregistered designs = you can pay to have the design registered but any unregistered design is automatically covered like with copyright

Question 17

patents in the copyright, designs and patents act 1988

Answer 17

new inventions including products and industrial processes

have to apply for a patent

lengthy process and your invention is investigated to make sure it is new

can renew a patent for up to 20 years

Question 18

what does GDPR stand for

Answer 18

general data protection regulation

Question 19

what is the GDPR

Answer 19

european regulation that is compulsory law that has to be used in full across the entire european union

Question 20

what does DPA stand for

Answer 20

data protection act

Question 21

what year is the DPA

Answer 21

2018