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Re: Cracked; rootkit - entrapment question?
From: root () RGFSPARC CR USGS GOV (Robert G. Ferrell)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 12:24:38 -0600
I keep reading various news articles that indicate that federal law currently states that the FBI is not allowed to investigate if they believe that the damage is under 5,000 dollars per computer
It really isn't a matter of not being "allowed" to investigate; it's more that they have great difficulty getting the US Attorney's Office to prosecute cases where significant monetary damage isn't demonstrated. You see, once a year they have to justify their budget requests to Congress. Congress likes to see hard figures. They don't appropriate money for investigating "loss of trust" in a company due to an intrusion. I've seen signs that this attitude may be changing, but it's a very slooooow process. RGF Robert G. Ferrell, CISSP Information Security Officer National Business Center, US DoI Robert_G_Ferrell () nbc gov ------------------------------------------------------------ Nothing I have ever said should be construed as even vaguely representing an official statement by the NBC or DoI. ------------------------------------------------------------
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