In recent years, the news shows a pattern of increased vulnerability between public and private sector entities being targeted by hackers and nation-states. Motivations for the hack vary depending upon the target and hacker. Protection against hackers is no longer optional but necessary to stay online and in business. Knowing human nature rarely changes, you will research events involving cybersecurity (or lack of it) and ethical issues from those in the organization.
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
- Define solutions for addressing cybersecurity ethics.
- Summarize problem-solving efforts to address cybersecurity ethics.
- Prepare policies to solve cybersecurity ethical issues.
Course outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
Develop critical thinking methods addressing cybersecurity ethics.
Instructions
Using your favorite search engine, research two recent articles focusing on events involving ethical issues and cybersecurity. Include research where policies were included as a method for solving the ethical problem (such as required ethical training for all employees). Another option is to research an incident or event similar to the following:
- A lack of cybersecurity tools was in use and ethical violations occurred to cover it up or computer errors and vulnerabilities were discovered but never fixed.
