Perspective
Jan. 30, 2015
A more draconian computer fraud act?
While President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address announced a cybersecurity legislative proposal to clarify the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, it is unlikely that will satisfy the statute's many critics. By Peter J. Toren
President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address announced a cybersecurity legislative proposal, which included a new push for legislation calling on companies to share information about threats to their networks, to notify customers when their data is stolen, expand authority to prosecute online crimes, increase penalties under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), and clarify that the statute can be used to prosecute insiders who ab...
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