Question

Perhaps the most significant federal statute specifically addressing cyber crime is the:________.

a. Uniform Trade Secrets Act.
b. Anticybersquatting Espionage Act.
c. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
d. Berne Convention.

Answer 1

c. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Step-by-step explanation:

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a cyber security bill that was enacted in 1986 and is an amendment of of Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.

The acts forbids a person to access a computer without proper authorisation or an excess of required authority.

Before this time cybercrime was prosecuted as mail and wire fraud. This was often inadequate.

Other provisions the act addresses are distribution of malicious code, denial of service attacks, and trafficking in passwords