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| Lancashire Constabulary Chooses 3ami MAS Lancashire Constabulary is using 3ami Monitoring and Audit System (MAS) to comply with new data security regulations from the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO). Coming into effect March 2010, the ACPO Information Systems Community Security Policy lists "protective monitoring" as a control UK police forces must score against to comply with the policy matrix. With a few minor exceptions, such as passwords and confidential reporting, 3ami MAS will monitor all data input on Lancashire Constabulary's network of terminals, including mobile and portable terminals. Lancashire Constabulary's primary use of 3ami MAS will be to aid the investigations of any corruption-related issues involving officers' and police staff's use of force computer systems. Activities falling under the umbrella of "police corruption" include the following (among others): inappropriate disclosure of police information, interference with police evidence, breaches of information security, system infiltration/attack, and perverting the course of justice. 3ami MAS will coordinate and corroborate Lancashire Constabulary's existing auditing facilities into one comprehensive auditing framework. The software will be installed early in 2010, after a staff education programme. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Computing News :: home page |