What are the government policy responses to hacker & cracker activity, such as recent web attacks?
• White House internet security summit (late spring, 2000) • FBI & Justice Department application of racketeering statutes to distributed attacks • Doubling prison sentences from 5 to 10 years for 1st offense • National Commission on Cybersecurity • Broader definitions of financial losses from hacking incidents • Broader federal trap & trace authority for Internet • Changing sentencing directives; allow prosecution of minors • Lower bar for federal involvement in cyber-crimes (immediate jurisdiction triggered by an attack) • Damages over $5,000 considered a felony • Calls for more transparency in info-sharing about attacks in private sector (FedCIRC)
