QuestionQ199

VerifiedSystems Security Engineering Foundations

Which of the following laws was the first to impose penalties on creators of viruses, worms, and other types of malicious code that harm computer systems?

Explanation

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1030, makes it an offense to knowingly transmit a program, information, code, or command and intentionally cause damage to a protected computer. Its penalty provisions therefore apply to harmful viruses, worms, and other malicious code.

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