Computer Fraud Act Of 1984
Overview
Due to the advance technology of the Internet, the government, private industry and the everyday computer user have fears of their data or private information being comprised by a criminal hacker. C.C. Palmer, who manages the Network Security and Cryptography department at the IBM. Thomas J. Watson Research Center writes, “They are afraid that some hacker will break into their Web server and replace their logo with pornography, read their e-mail, steal their credit card number from an on-line shopping site, or implant software that will secretly transmit their organization’s secrets to the open Internet”. This hacking is not only widespread, but is being executed so flawlessly that the attackers compromise a system, steal everything …show more content…
It mandates penalties for anyone who accesses a computer in an unauthorized manner or exceeds one’s access rights. This is a powerful law because companies can use it to prosecute employees when they use the rights the companies have given them to carry out fraudulent activities.
Other federal laws that address hacking include the following:
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1984 protect certain types of information that the government maintains as sensitive. The Act defines the term “classified computer,” and imposes punishment for unauthorized or misused access into one of these protected computers or systems. The Act also mandates fines and jail time for those who commit specific computer – related actions, such as trafficking in passwords or extortion by threatening a computer. In 1992, Congress amended the CFAA to include malicious code, which was not included in the original Act.
The Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002
This Act mandates that hackers who carry out certain computer crimes might now get life Sentences in jail if the crime could result in another’s bodily harm or possible death. This means that if hackers disrupt a 911 system, they could spend the rest of their days in
Due to the advance technology of the Internet, the government, private industry and the everyday computer user have fears of their data or private information being comprised by a criminal hacker. C.C. Palmer, who manages the Network Security and Cryptography department at the IBM. Thomas J. Watson Research Center writes, “They are afraid that some hacker will break into their Web server and replace their logo with pornography, read their e-mail, steal their credit card number from an on-line shopping site, or implant software that will secretly transmit their organization’s secrets to the open Internet”. This hacking is not only widespread, but is being executed so flawlessly that the attackers compromise a system, steal everything …show more content…
It mandates penalties for anyone who accesses a computer in an unauthorized manner or exceeds one’s access rights. This is a powerful law because companies can use it to prosecute employees when they use the rights the companies have given them to carry out fraudulent activities.
Other federal laws that address hacking include the following:
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) of 1984 protect certain types of information that the government maintains as sensitive. The Act defines the term “classified computer,” and imposes punishment for unauthorized or misused access into one of these protected computers or systems. The Act also mandates fines and jail time for those who commit specific computer – related actions, such as trafficking in passwords or extortion by threatening a computer. In 1992, Congress amended the CFAA to include malicious code, which was not included in the original Act.
The Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002
This Act mandates that hackers who carry out certain computer crimes might now get life Sentences in jail if the crime could result in another’s bodily harm or possible death. This means that if hackers disrupt a 911 system, they could spend the rest of their days in