| A | B |
|---|
| Cyberlaw | “Law that pertains to computer and computer related crimes” |
| Cybercrime | “Any criminal activity associated with a computer” |
| Cybertort | “Invasion |
| Cyberspoofing | “Crime falsely adopting the identity of another computer user; creating a false identity on a website in order to commit fraud” |
| Cyberpiracy | “Crime that involves using a computer to steal computer data stored in a digital format” |
| Cyberblackmail – (cyberextortion) | “Use of information unlawfully obtained by computer to pressure someone into doing something for the blackmailer” |
| Identity theft | “Using a computer to steal financial |
| Cyberterrorism | “Using a computer to disrupt a part of the national electronic infrastructure” |
| Cybervandalism | “Disrupting |
| Cybergerm warfare | “Involves transmitting computer viruses to destroy computer systems or files” |
| Cybertorts | “Invasion |
| Cyberdefamation | “Communication via computer or other electronic device of false information that damages a person’s reputation” |
| Cyberinvasion of privacy | “Unwelcome intrusion into the private matters of an individual through the use of a computer” |
| E-commerce | “Conducting business using electronic means |
| Authentication | “Helps to make certain that buyers and sellers are who they say they are” |
| Digital signature | “Encoded message that appears at the end of a contract created online” |
| Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act | “Provides a shield for real owners of trademarks and trade names. Prevents people to trademark a domain name with no intention of using it” |
| Cybercontract Law | “Deals with buying and selling of computers and computer programs” |
| Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA) | “Governs law for software agreements |
| Lanham Act of 1976 | “Provides for the registration and protection of copyrights and trademarks” |
| Trademark Dilution Act of 1996 | “Attempts to protect the holders of famous trademarks from the effects of domain page registrations that tend to confuse and dilute the trademark’s goodwill” |
| Computer Fraud and Abuse Act | “An often amended act that pioneered the treatment of computer related crimes as unique offenses” |
| Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Communications Decency Act of 1996) | “Makes it criminal to knowingly transport obscene material through interactive computers or interstate or foreign commerce for sale or distribution” |
| Child Online Protection Act of 1998 | “Makes it a crime for site operators to fail to use proper technology to prevent minors from accessing harmful material” |
