SCOTUS CFAA Ruling: What does it mean for pen testers and security?
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Summary
The Supreme Court's 6-3 Van Buren ruling narrows the CFAA: 'exceeds authorized access' now turns on gates-up/gates-down boundaries, not EULA fine print, a landmark result for security research.
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--- id: 4065 title: "SCOTUS CFAA Ruling: What does it mean for pen testers and security?" source_domain: bishopfox.com source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/scotus-cfaa-ruling-for-pen-testers-and-security" published_at: "2021-06-04T00:00:00Z" tags: ["security-research", "penetration-testing", "policy", "cfaa", "law", "scotus"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4065" lang: en --- # SCOTUS CFAA Ruling: What does it mean for pen testers and security? ## Summary The Supreme Court's 6-3 Van Buren ruling narrows the CFAA: 'exceeds authorized access' now turns on gates-up/gates-down boundaries, not EULA fine print, a landmark result for security research. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** bishopfox.com - **Published:** 2021-06-04T00:00:00Z - **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/scotus-cfaa-ruling-for-pen-testers-and-security - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4065