A group of cybersecurity specialists, computer scientists, business owners, academics and students are calling on Gov. Nathan Deal to veto a bill that would make “unauthorized computer access” a crime.
Frank Rietta is the founder of Rietta Inc., a cybersecurity company in Alpharetta. He’s one of 55 people who signed a letter to Deal opposing the legislation, Senate Bill 315.
It would outlaw ethical researchers who act on their own from searching out security vulnerabilities online, Rietta said.
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