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National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996 - technical definition
(legal term)
In October
of 1996, the U.S. National Information Infrastructure Protection Act of 1996
was passed as part of Public Law 104-294. It made changes to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, codified
at 18 U.S.C. § 1030. The changes were
meant to add strength to that Act by closing legal voids to more ably protect
the confidentiality, integrity,
and security of computer
information and Ânetworks.
See Also: Computer; Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986; Integrity; Network.
U.S. Department of Justice. The National Information Infrastructure Act.
[Online, May 15, 2000.] U.S. Department of Justice Website.
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/
cybercrime/s982.htm#I.