Re: International Computer/Security Policies

[Yoanne LE MERCIER <ylemercier.security () gmail com>]

Hi Alexander.

There are many general sources you could get information from (sample):
- National Law Institutions (Courts, Specialized lawyers, eventually
official law portal if there's any)
- Airports and main flight companies (check carefully if one's
affirmation is really confirmed by the other ... yeah, you know,
suprises ... )
- dealing with IT security, contact local CERT if there's any (I've
always been well informed, a good start to me).

Talking about the aforementionned countries, I won't help you with.
But i'd check these points specially:
- Use of encryption (length of keys, per example...)
- Use of mail (use PGP and alike)
- Use of any security device (RSA kind of cards per example)
- Internet Cafés policies (can you just come and plug in your laptop ?
Choose  a couple of them in the cities you've planned to travel to,
and ask them directly. Therefore you can see what are the
general/accepted policy and restrictions)

And I finally would advice you to ask any of your contacts to _write_
down informations (faxes, letters ...). You'll see, if there are quite
sure of what they say, that they won't bother you... If not, then it's
up to you to decide what to do ;)
And by the way, introduce your trips as professional once, AND
personal, another time...

Hope it helps.

YLM

On 4/20/05, Alexander Bolante <alexander.bolante () gmail com> wrote:
> Hi, I will be traveling to the following international sites this year
> on business:
>
> 1. United Kingdom (London/Camberley)
> 2. The Netherlands (Amsterdam/Haarlem)
> 3. China (Shanghai)
> 4. Australia (Perth)
>
> What should I be aware of in terms of international computer security
> policies for each country? What should I know regarding each country's
> network/Internet use policies?
>
> These are very broad, open-ended questions, so I'm open to any and all
> suggestions/recommendations/tips. My goal is to be well-prepared and
> aware of any gotchas before doing any type of computer work overseas.
>
> I'd appreciate any information you can provide...
>
> e.g. Does the Netherlands have restrictions on where I can use my
> machine, access the Internet, etc.?
>
> e.g. I heard when traveling to China, when your machine goes thru
> airport scanners, they care more about the data on the machine; hence
> to be safe, it's better to Fedex your machine to the local office
> where you'd be working.
>
> Thanks!
> --
> "I know nothing" -- Alexander.Bolante () gmail com