1. In your own words explain the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)?
2. Read the article "Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Legal Overview." Why was this law enacted?Tell me some of the history of the act.
3. How does this act help in workplace data protection?
4. This act is unusual because it authorizes both criminal and civil actions.Read at the article,"The computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Weapon against Employees Who Steal Trade Secrets." How can an employer use this act to punish employees?What are the advantages of bringing an action against the employee under this act?
5. Does an employee using Facebook or surfing the net violate the CFAA?Why or why not?What was the court's reasoning?
6. What is computer misuse?What should employers do to prevent computer misuse at work?
7. Read at the article "Computer use restriction is not a Federal Crime."Employees often violate employers' computer use rules.What is the difference between"access" and "use"? (Hint:the difference can be critical because serious prison time is at stake.)What happened to the cannibal cop in United States v. Giberto Valle?)
8. In United States of America v. Jeanson James Ancheta was convicted criminally under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.Read the case and read the article "The case of the Zombie King".Who is the Zombie King and what did he do for hijacking computers?How was he caught?What was his sentence?
9. Read the article "Hacker's Hell: Many want to narrow the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act."Explain the argument for narrowing the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.What do you think?Should it be narrower? Why or why not?
10. Read the article "Guilty".Who was found guilty and why?What are the implications of this guilty plea for the future cases?How did it expand the implications of the CFAA?