Internet & Intranet Security Management - Risks & Solutions

Part IV—
Security and The Law
It is not enough to understand information security merely in terms of technology (like PKI) and
psychology (trust). Understanding the law is also necessary. Technology is advancing so rapidly that
law makers can't keep up and changes, which are often inconsistent, are made in haste. Issues such as
the rights of an employee to keep data on his/her computer at work private, are not well understood.
These issues are discussed by Charles and Nicole Prysby.
As professionals living in the USA, Charles and Nicole Prysby have an American viewpoint. To give
the reader a wider perspective the last chapter of this book, written by G. Gunasekara from Auckland,
presents similar issues in a New Zealand context.
Acknowledgments
The project could not have been successfully concluded without each author's contributions, and to
each I give my heartfelt thanks. I feel privileged to call them my friends, a friendship that was tested
by this project. The test must have been passed—they are still willing to talk to me.
Special thanks are due to Jan Travers from Idea Group Publishing for her help in advising me how to
solve multiple problems and providing encouragement and to Robert Barnes for useful suggestions
on how to organise the content.
There are many other people who deserve my gratitude for their inspirations, comments, and other
forms of help. Professor Andrew Targowski from Western Michigan University gave me the decisive
push for this project, and my employer, the University of Auckland graciously allowed me to use
their facilities necessary for conducting the project. Finally, members of my family who survived my
emotional stress during the life span of this work.
LECH J. JANCZEWSKI
AUKLAND, NEW ZEALAND