In addition to the standard fare for redressing theft of confidential information, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is another tool that is available for combating theft of trade secret information. Parker Poe recently published an article in Law 360 regarding the application of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in this area. “Fighting Theft of Company Data Through the CFAA.” The link is as follows: http://www.parkerpoe.com/media/pnc/6/media.756.pdf
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