In Chapter 2 of Law, Policy & Technology: Cyberterrorism, Information Warfare, and Internet Immobilization, Eduardo Gelbstein discusses the resulting economic costs consequential to information security incidents, and in Chapter 8, Pauline Reich discusses the lack of harmonious definitions on a global basis and its impact on cyber laws. Read the Draft United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime and the definitions found in the Computer and Fraud Abuse Act (“CFAA”), 18 U.S.C. Section 1030. Then, keeping mind Ms. Reich’s comments about the lack of harmonious definitions.
Q1. Could legitimate activities like penetration testing be considered “access without authorization” under either legal framework? Why or why not?
Q2. Write a brief essay, using a Word document in APA format, not to exceed 3 paragraphs, on an article from a contemporary academic or media source which demonstrates one or more concept(s) and/or topic(s) discussed in the assigned reading for this week. If the article cannot be accessed from a url (i.e. an article from a professional association where you are a member), please upload a pdf of the article. Be sure to write a few sentences identifying the basis for selecting this article and how the events described in the article specifically correlate to a concept/topic/idea from the current week’s course materials.
NOTE: Please provide one source for question and answer them separately in same page.