A Practice Note providing an overview of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and examining the key issues that counsel should consider when litigating civil actions under the CFAA. This Note focuses on CFAA provisions most commonly used to bring civil actions, the statutory requirements for bringing CFAA civil actions, and the issues that generally pose the most difficulty for litigants to maintain a CFAA claim. This Note also provides best practices for litigating claims under the CFAA.