CISSP-ISSMP: Information Systems Security Management Professional

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QuestionQ41

VerifiedLaw, Ethics, and Security Compliance Management

Which of the following laws was the first to establish penalties for a creator of viruses, worms, and other types of malicious code that harm computer systems?

Explanation

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030) provides criminal penalties for knowingly transmitting a program, information, code, or command and intentionally causing damage to a protected computer. This covers harmful malicious code such as viruses and worms.

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