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Can you summarize AZRS 13-2316.02?
ORGANIZED CRIME, FRAUD AND TERRORISMSec: 13-2301-13-2323 > Unauthorized release of proprietary or confidential computer security information; exceptions; classification
Short Summary
This section of the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically within the Criminal Code, addresses the unauthorized release of proprietary or confidential computer security information. It prohibits any person from communicating, releasing, or publishing such information without the authorization of its owner or operator. There are exemptions to this section, including the release of warnings or information about security measures or defects that are not specific to a particular computer, system, or network, the release of security information among authorized users or notification to the owner or operator of a perceived security threat, and the release of security information in connection with research, development, and testing that is not specific to a particular computer, system, or network. At the conclusion of any grand jury, hearing, or trial, the court is required to preserve any proprietary computer security information admitted in evidence or any portion of a transcript containing such information. The unauthorized release of proprietary or confidential computer security information is a Class 6 felony, unless it relates to a critical infrastructure resource, in which case it is a Class 4 felony.
Whom does it apply to?
Any person who communicates, releases, or publishes proprietary or confidential computer security information without authorization
What does it govern?
Unauthorized release of proprietary or confidential computer security information
What are exemptions?
1. Release of warnings or information about security measures or defects in software, hardware, or encryption products that are not specific to a particular computer, system, or network. 2. Release of security information among authorized users or notification to the owner or operator of a perceived security threat. 3. Release of security information in connection with research, development, and testing of security-related measures, products, or devices that are not specific to a particular computer, system, or network.
What are the Penalties?
Class 6 felony, unless the security information relates to a critical infrastructure resource, in which case it is a Class 4 felony.
Jurisdiction
Arizona