The Computer Abuse Amendments Act of 1994 was one of the six amendments made to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. This amendment outlaws transmission of harmful computer codes, such as viruses.
Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, this law covers safeguards against cybercrime and other frauds and exploits that can be done with a computer.
Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, this law covers safeguards against cybercrime and other frauds and exploits that can be done with a computer.
Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986, this law covers safeguards against cybercrime and other frauds and exploits that can be done with a computer.
It resulted in the first conviction in the US under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Hacking, particularly involving banks and government computers.
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was passed in 1986 to fight computer hacking and cracking involving government and bank computers. It has been amended 6 times, notably in 2001 by the US Patriot Act, and in 2008 by the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act.
The statute of limitations for prosecuting offenses under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is five years.
It was an attempt to reduce the problem of illegal drug use.
It was passed to make it a criminal offence for a person to '...intentionally and without authorisation...' access any protected computer system. A full explanation of the act can be seen in the Wikipedia article (see related link).
computer fraud and abuse
A. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act B. Computer Security Act C. Clinger-Cohen Act D. Federal Information Security Management Act