Background
According to the United States Code under Section 1030, computer fraud is a serious offense and regarded as an illegal act. The United States Code addresses fraud and any related activities in connection with computers. Hence, computer fraud is defined as a deed of exploiting computers, internet, internet devices, and internet services to defraud people, companies or government agencies. Some of the methods and techniques used are DDoS, phishing, social engineering, and viruses to disrupt services or gain access. Following the recent events an individual gained unauthorized access and committed fraud against a financial institution causing damage in loss of highly sensitive data. In accordance with The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Section 1030, whoever having knowingly accessed a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access shall be punished.
Punishment
Under Section 1030 subsection A number 7, whoever with intent to extort from person, firm, association, educational institution, financial institution, government entity, or other legal entity, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to …show more content…
The CIA provides the clients with assurance of security services and guides policies for information security within an organization. When these three are compromised it results in reason consequences and it is punishable under the United States Justice Law. When there is loss of data, the availability of guaranteed reliable access to information by authorized people is nonexistent. Moreover, the integrity of the information whether it’s trustworthy or accurate after such intrusion requires verification and costs money to run certain forensic testing. Hence, when CIA is compromised such intruder must be punish severely for thousands of highly sensitive data is under
According to the United States Code under Section 1030, computer fraud is a serious offense and regarded as an illegal act. The United States Code addresses fraud and any related activities in connection with computers. Hence, computer fraud is defined as a deed of exploiting computers, internet, internet devices, and internet services to defraud people, companies or government agencies. Some of the methods and techniques used are DDoS, phishing, social engineering, and viruses to disrupt services or gain access. Following the recent events an individual gained unauthorized access and committed fraud against a financial institution causing damage in loss of highly sensitive data. In accordance with The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Section 1030, whoever having knowingly accessed a computer without authorization or exceeding authorized access shall be punished.
Punishment
Under Section 1030 subsection A number 7, whoever with intent to extort from person, firm, association, educational institution, financial institution, government entity, or other legal entity, any money or other thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication containing any threat to …show more content…
The CIA provides the clients with assurance of security services and guides policies for information security within an organization. When these three are compromised it results in reason consequences and it is punishable under the United States Justice Law. When there is loss of data, the availability of guaranteed reliable access to information by authorized people is nonexistent. Moreover, the integrity of the information whether it’s trustworthy or accurate after such intrusion requires verification and costs money to run certain forensic testing. Hence, when CIA is compromised such intruder must be punish severely for thousands of highly sensitive data is under