Domain 1 - Chapter 4 - Laws, Regulations, and Compliance

Question 1

What is administrative law?

Answer 1

Used by government agencies to effectively carry out their day-to-day to do business.
Published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

Question 2

What is criminal law?

Answer 2

Criminal law protects society against the basic principles we believe in (murder, rape, theft, arson..)
Preserve peace and keep society safe.

Question 3

What is civil law?

Answer 3

Provides the framework for the transaction of business between people and organizations.
Usually no law enforcement involvement.

Question 4

What is the CFAA?

Answer 4

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

First major piece of cybercrime-specific legislation in the U.S.

Protects computers used by the government or in interstate commerce from a variety of abuses.

Question 5

What is the ECPA?

Answer 5

Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Makes it a crime to invade the electronic privacy of an individual

Question 6

When were Federal Sentencing Guidelines released?

Answer 6

1991

Provided punishment guidelines to help federal judges interpret computer crime laws.

Question 7

What is FISMA?

Answer 7

Federal Information Security Management Act.

Requires federal agencies implement an information security program.

Question 8

What is the Federal Information Systems Modernization Act

Answer 8

Centralized cybersecurity responsibility to the Department of Homeland Security.

Question 9

NIST SP 800-53

Answer 9

Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems

Question 10

NIST SP 800-171

Answer 10

Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations

Question 11

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

Answer 11

Voluntary risk-based framework

Question 12

What is the DMCA?

Answer 12

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

Prohibits the circumvention of copy protection mechanism placed in digital media and limits the liability of internet service providers for activities of their users.

Question 13

How long is copyright protected for?

Answer 13

by one or more authors - until 70 years after the death of the last surviving author

works for hire and anonymous works - 95 year from the date of the first publication

Question 14

What is the Economic Espionage Act of 1996?

Answer 14

Provides penalties for individuals found guilty of the theft of trade secrets. Harsher penalties for benefiting a foreign government.

Question 15

What is a contractual license?

Answer 15

Written agreements between a software vendor and a user.

Question 16

What is shrink-wrap agreement?

Answer 16

License agreements are written on the outside of software packaging

Question 17

What is a click-through agreenment?

Answer 17

Browser wrap agreements

Question 18

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

Answer 18

A law passed in 1999 that eased the strict governmental barriers between financial institutions. Banks, insurance companies, and credit providers were severely limited in the services they could provide and the information they could share with each other. GLBA somewhat relaxed the regulations concerning the services each organization could provide.

Question 19

USA PATRIOT ACT

Answer 19

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Require to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001

Greatly broadened the powers of law enforcement organizations and intelligence agencies across a number of areas, including the monitoring electronic communications.

Question 20

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act

Answer 20

Made identity theft a crime

Question 21

What is GDPR?

Answer 21

General Data Protection Regulation

EU’s comprehensive privacy laws

Question 22

What is the PIPEDA?

Answer 22

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act

Canada’s privacy law

Question 23

What federal agency deals with export of encryption software?

Answer 23

BIS -Bureau of Industry and Security -Department of Commerce

Question 24

What is CALEA?

Answer 24

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act

Requires communication carriers assist law enforcement with the implementation of wiretaps when done under appropriate court order.