Chapter 10. The Legal Eagles

The invention of the computer has had a major impact on our daily lives. It has brought many benefits to our way of living, but it has also led to negative consequences, such as computer crime. Just as it took time for people to develop safety features and establish laws for the negative consequences that accompanied the invention of the automobile, so it will require time for security safeguards and laws addressing the negative side effects of the computer to evolve. With this caveat in mind, enabling an incident response team to work with law enforcement can have very positive effects on the establishment of specific safeguards and case law.

The best approach to take when investigating any computer incident, particularly ...

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