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Subject: Re: Cracked; rootkit - entrapment question?
From: Robert G. Ferrell (rootRGFSPARC.CR.USGS.GOV)
Date: Wed Mar 15 2000 - 12:24:38 CST

>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_Ferrellnbc.gov
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