Chapter 9: Legal, Regulations, Compliance, and Investigations - Liability and Its Ramifications

Not only should lawmakers refine what a computer crime is and its consequences but corporations should as well. They have to take responsibility for the crimes that they might potentially be liable for, and take precautions and measures to prevent these types of things from happening. no company wants to be hit with a fine for something they did that they were not aware was against the law. This is why it is so important to stay on top of emerging computing laws and standards. When a company has done all that it can do to to prevent bad things from happening, it is known as due care. In other words, the company did everything it was supposed to do to prevent against crime. Due diligence is kind of opposite, in that it made sure that it was not in violation of any rules and regulations. Downstream liability means that companies are not unlawfully affecting other companies.