From the CISSP forum an interesting post from Les Bell in Austrailia - I 'd like to know, how do you secure the virtual crime scene? Online-gamer-killed-for-selling-virtual-weapon <http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Online-gamer-killed-for-selling-virtual-we apon/2005/03/30/1111862440188.html> From: "Les Bell" <lesbell@private> Subject: Is This A New Category of Computer Crime? See http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Online-gamer-killed-for-selling-virtual-wea pon/2005/03/30/1111862440188.html Obviously, the final crime took place in the real world, but note how the offender was angered that the law provided no protection for his "virtual" assets. I'm used to the idea that the law will lag behind technology to some degree, but I suspect that as virtual reality develops further, it is going to pose a lot of problems, culturally as well as legally. How long before we have virtual courts to sort out alleged transgressions in virtual worlds, for example? The mind boggles. . . Best, --- Les Bell, RHCE, CISSP [http://www.lesbell.com.au <http://www.lesbell.com.au/> ] Craig A Schiller, CISSP President Hawkeye Security Training LLC CraigSchiller@private http://www.hawkeyesecuritytraining.com 503.330.3162
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