Basic Cybersecurity Law for the Business Environment Cases and Commentary [Connected eBook]

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Basic Cybersecurity Law for the Business Environment: Cases and Commentary prepares future business lawyers to understand the role of cybersecurity and related doctrinal and policy issues in the business environment. Authors Edward Carter, Robert Sloan, and Richard Warner employ the proven-effective approach of teaching law and policy in the context of illustrative cases framed by introductory text and Notes and Questions. Technology Notes throughout clearly explain the relevant terms, facts, and issues of technology. Hypothetical scenarios illuminate real issues and concerns that arise in practice. 

Professors and students will benefit from

• Thorough coverage of common law, agency actions, and statutes 
• Cases organized around cybersecurity themes, including:
  • Liability for failure to prevent access to a computer network
  • Liability for accessing a computer or network
  • Rights that protect persons against government seizure of data
• An overview of cybersecurity concerns in Chapter One, including
  • The attack and defense of computers and networks
  • Risk assessment and cyber insurance
• A Technical Terms Glossary for a computer-science understanding of terms and acronyms

Summary of Contents

Contents 
Preface: Plan and Purpose of the Book 
Acknowledgments

PART I
INTRODUCTION AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS 
CHAPTER 1
Basics: Key Terms, CyberSecurity, Risk Assessment,
and Insurance 

PART II
LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO PREVENT
ACCESS TO A COMPUTER OR NETWORK 
CHAPTER 2
Liability in Tort
CHAPTER 3
Liability Based on Breach of Contract or Equity 
CHAPTER 4
Compliance Liability Imposed by Agency Action or Statute 
CHAPTER 5
Liability Based on Defensive Measures

PART III
CIVIL LIABILITY AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR ACCESSING A COMPUTER OR NETWORK 
CHAPTER 6
Civil Liability for Accessing a Computer or Network 
CHAPTER 7
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Criminal
Responsibility and Civil Liability 
CHAPTER 8
The Elements of Discontent: The Key Terms “Without Authorization” and “Exceeds Authorization” 
CHAPTER 9
The Mens Rea Elements and Their Application 
CHAPTER 10
Other Terms Used in the Offenses 
CHAPTER 11
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Offenses 

PART IV
RIGHTS PROTECTING DATA FROM SEIZURE
BY THE GOVERNMENT 
CHAPTER 12
Protection of Digital Data from the Government — When the Fourth Amendment Provides Protection 
CHAPTER 13
The Fourth Amendment Warrant and
Reasonableness Requirements 
CHAPTER 14
Fifth Amendment Basic Doctrine and Compelled Use of Methods to Access Data
 
Technical Terms Glossary 
Table of Cases
Index