Basic Cybersecurity Law for the Business Environment: Cases and Commentary, First Edition

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Basic Cybersecurity Law for the Business Environment: Cases and Commentary prepares future business lawyers to understand the role of cybersecurity and related doctrinal and policy issues in the business environment. Authors Edward Carter, Robert Sloan, and Richard Warner employ the proven-effective approach of teaching law and policy in the context of illustrative cases framed by introductory text and Notes and Questions. Technology Notes throughout clearly explain the relevant terms, facts, and issues of technology. Hypothetical scenarios illuminate real issues and concerns that arise in practice. 

Professors and students will benefit from

• Thorough coverage of common law, agency actions, and statutes 
• Cases organized around cybersecurity themes, including:
  • Liability for failure to prevent access to a computer network
  • Liability for accessing a computer or network
  • Rights that protect persons against government seizure of data
• An overview of cybersecurity concerns in Chapter One, including
  • The attack and defense of computers and networks
  • Risk assessment and cyber insurance
• A Technical Terms Glossary for a computer-science understanding of terms and acronyms