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11-08-2007, 09:47 AM
"Portions of the Cyber Crime Act of 2007 have been folded into another bill mandating tougher cybersecurity standards, the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007.
Forwarded sections of the Cyber Crime Act would criminalize threats to damage a computer network or disclose information illegally obtained from a network, as well as online conduct that causes limited damage to a network. They would also prohibit botnet creation and authorize the U.S. Sentencing Commission to update guidelines to reflect the severity of cybercrimes. The bill would also expand the definition of a cybercrime to include cyber-extortion cases.
The combined bill was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and faces a full Senate vote."
For more information:
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Senate-Judiciary-Committee-passes-combined-cybersecurity-bill/article/58394/
Forwarded sections of the Cyber Crime Act would criminalize threats to damage a computer network or disclose information illegally obtained from a network, as well as online conduct that causes limited damage to a network. They would also prohibit botnet creation and authorize the U.S. Sentencing Commission to update guidelines to reflect the severity of cybercrimes. The bill would also expand the definition of a cybercrime to include cyber-extortion cases.
The combined bill was passed unanimously by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and faces a full Senate vote."
For more information:
http://www.scmagazineus.com/Senate-Judiciary-Committee-passes-combined-cybersecurity-bill/article/58394/