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In mid-May, the Obama administration called on Congress to expand the definition of computer crime and to stiffen federal penalties for cyberheists and other cybercrimes, doubling the maximum prison sentences for first-time offenses.
The proposals were timely. They came soon after high-profile data breaches at Sony and the network-security firm RSA, and a month before less serious but embarrassing attacks upon the websites of the CIA and the U.S. Senate.
But security and legal experts say the White House suggestions, which would in part update the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, are both too broad and fundamentally ineffective.
They argue that it's time for a wholesale overhaul of federal law pertaining to computer crime, which has changed radically since the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was first drafted in 1986.
For the complete article click here: Obama's Cybercrime Crackdown is Outdated
In the meantime, until laws are updated to protect businesses and consumers from todays sophisticated cybercrimes, the first step for any organization to take is to improve their own internal online security with Internet Security Awareness Training. Test and train you staff regularly. Take a Free Phishing Security Test at KnowBe4.
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
[/caption]In mid-May, the Obama administration called on Congress to expand the definition of computer crime and to stiffen federal penalties for cyberheists and other cybercrimes, doubling the maximum prison sentences for first-time offenses.
The proposals were timely. They came soon after high-profile data breaches at Sony and the network-security firm RSA, and a month before less serious but embarrassing attacks upon the websites of the CIA and the U.S. Senate.
But security and legal experts say the White House suggestions, which would in part update the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, are both too broad and fundamentally ineffective.
They argue that it's time for a wholesale overhaul of federal law pertaining to computer crime, which has changed radically since the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was first drafted in 1986.
For the complete article click here: Obama's Cybercrime Crackdown is Outdated
In the meantime, until laws are updated to protect businesses and consumers from todays sophisticated cybercrimes, the first step for any organization to take is to improve their own internal online security with Internet Security Awareness Training. Test and train you staff regularly. Take a Free Phishing Security Test at KnowBe4.
Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4
