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FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
NATIONAL COMPUTER CRIME SQUAD
Contact the
FBI's National Computer Crime Squad through the Washington
Metropolitan Field
Office at (202) 324-9164.
The
FBI's National Computer Crime Squad (NCCS) investigates
violations of the FederalComputer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986.
These crimes cross multiple state or internationalboundaries.
Violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act include intrusions
into government,
financial, most medical, and Federal interest computers. Federal
interest computers are defined bylaw as two or more computers
involved in the criminal offense, which are located in different
states.
Therefore, a commercial computer which is the victim of an
intrusion coming from another state is a"Federal
interest" computer.
COMPUTER CRIMES THE NCCS INVESTIGATES INCLUDE -
Intrusions of the Public Switched Network (the telephone company)
Major computer network intrusions
Industrial espionage
Pirated computer software
Other crimes where the computer is a major factor in committing
the criminal offense
PROCEDURES THE COMPUTER USER SHOULD INSTITUTE BOTH PRIOR TO
BECOMING A COMPUTER
CRIME VICTIM AND AFTER A VIOLATION HAS OCCURRED INCLUDE -
Placing a login banner to ensure that unauthorized users are
warned that they may be subject
to monitoring.
Turn audit trails on.
Consider keystroke level monitoring if adequate banner is displayed.
Request trap and tracing from your local telephone company.
Consider installing caller identification.
Make backups of damaged or altered files.
Maintain old backups to show the status of the original.
These should be initialed
by the person obtaining the evidence. Evidence should be retained
in a locked cabinet with access limited toone person.
Keep a record of resources used to reestablish the system and
locate the perpetrator.
For notices to alert users to potential security problems and
information on related subjects, contact
the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) or the Forum of
Incident Response and SecurityTeams (FIRST). CERT and FIRST are
separate organizations not affiliated with the FBI.
Personsdesiring to contact the FBI's National Computer Crime
Squad regarding a computer crime mattershould do so by. Do not send
e-mail to CERT orFIRST intended for the FBI.
Contact the FBI's National Computer Crime Squad through the
Washington Metropolitan Field
Office at (202) 324-9164.
