C841 Task1 A1 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Electronic C841 Task1 A1 Computer Fraud

C841 Task1 A1  Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Electronic  C841 Task1 A1  Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Electronic Communications Privacy Act  (A1-1): The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act makes it a crime to obtain information from any protected computer by intentionally accessing a computer without proper authorization or by exceeding authorized access.  (Cornell Law School, 2018)   At TechFite, an investigation revealed that Carl Jaspers, the head of the Application Division, specifically requested the creation of two IT user accounts. At the time of the creation of the accounts, the two employees assigned to the accounts had not been employed by TechFite in over a year. A further investigation revealed that both accounts were in constant use and were linked to email addresses that were not affiliated with TechFite or any of their clients. These two accounts were subsequently used to access other groups and business units within the company without proper authorization. The accounts accessed the legal department, finance department, and human resource department through “escalation of privilege.” A search of the network monitoring logs revealed that these two accounts had indeed accessed financial and executive documents without proper authorization. This is a clear violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.  (A1-2): The Electronic Communications Privacy Act makes it a crime to intercept communications between two parties without consent or legal authorization. This applies to communications in progress as well as stored com