Praetorian Secure remains vigilant in keeping up with laws and additional regulations that are designed to protect and improve the confidentiality of information networks and systems.  The following laws and regulations are in place, and it is important to comply with these as well:

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)

Enacted in December 2003, the purpose of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act is to help reduce identity theft and consumer fraud by enforcing the proper destruction of consumer information.  Businesses are required to properly dispose of consumer information compiled for business purposes, by taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information. 

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

The Fair Credit Reporting Act was created in 2004 to require that consumer reporting agencies adopt procedures for meeting the needs of commerce for consumer credit, personnel, insurance, and other information in a manner which is fair and equitable to the consumer, with regard to the confidentiality, accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of such information. Portions of the Act deal specifically with identity theft prevention, including fraud alerts and active duty alerts; blocking of information resulting from identity theft; and records disposal. 

Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) was enacted in 1984 and revised in 1994. The CFAA is a computer crime statute, and imposes both civil and criminal liability for a wide variety of acts that compromise the security of public and private sector computer systems. The CFAA imposes liability on anyone who intentionally accesses a protected computer without authorization, steals anything of value, knowingly transmits a program, code instruction or traffics illegally in passwords or other access credentials, and as a result, intentionally causes damage.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was approved by the U.S. Copyright Office in 1998 and provides that no person shall circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a work protected under copyright law. The DMCA assists licensors of digitized copyrighted works in restricting access to those who obtain access to it lawfully and are therefore entitled to decrypt the work. The DMCA gives copyright owners legal recourse against anyone who removes technology that limits the use of copyrighted works to the uses authorized by the owner.

Stored Communications Act (SCA)

The Stored Communications Act (SCA) protects stored communications from being accessed and disclosed without authorization. The Act imposes civil and criminal for the intentional, unauthorized access to an electronic communication service facility to obtain, alter, or prevent authorized access to, a stored wire or electronic communication. With regard to disclosure of communications, the Stored Communications Act prohibits providers of electronic communication or remote computing services from knowingly divulging the contents of a communication in electronic storage by such a service. 

U.S. Patriot Act

The U.S. Patriot Act passed on Oct. 24, 2001, as a legislative move to deter and punish terrorist acts in the U.S. and around the world, and enhance law enforcement investigatory tools. The U.S. government has authority to intercept wire, oral and electronic communications relating to computer fraud and terrorism; the seizure of voicemail messages pursuant to warrants; subpoenas for records of electronic communications; and interception of computer trespasser communications.