Introduction to Information Systems

Fourth Edition

Chapter 10
Ethics, Privacy, and Security

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Learning Objectives

1. Ethics
2. Challenges
3. Privacy
4. Security
5. Human behavior

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Wikipedia
• Freedom of speech
• Ethical dilemmas

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Ethical Frameworks
• Natural law and rights
• Utilitarianism

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Ethics and the Law
• Ethical principles
• Political pressures
• Legality vs. ethics

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Ethical Issues and ICT
• New elements
• Free speech
• Decision making

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Information Ethics

Figure 10.3 Information ethics issues and the

dilemmas they present.

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Intellectual Property and Digital Rights
Management
• Intellectual property
• Digital rights management
• Plagiarism

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Privacy (1:2)
• Elusive Figure 10.7 Elements
• What is privacy? of privacy.
• Information privacy

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Privacy (2:2)
• Convenience
• Anonymity
• Surveillance

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Information Security
• Risk management
Figure 10.11 Issues for risk managers.

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Identifying Threats
• Malware and botnets
• Distributed denial of
service
• Phishing
• Information leakage

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

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Assessing Vulnerability
• Risk assessment
• Controls
• Risk matrix
Figure 10.17 Simplified risk matrix.

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Administrative Security Controls

• Processes
• Policies
• Incidence response
plan

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Technical Security Controls

• Authentication strategies
• Encryption
• Intrusion prevention

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Information Security and Cloud Computing
• Security considerations
• Standards and best practices

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Human Element (1:3)
• Cognitive issues

• Passwords

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Human Element (2:3)
• Social engineering
• Information security

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Human Element (3:3)
• Sales rep
• 13-year-old
• University employee
• Coworker
• CFO

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Summary

1. Ethics
2. Challenges
3. Privacy
4. Security
5. Human behavior

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Equifax Case
• Consumer reporting agency
• Dispute resolution system hacked
• Delay in disclosure
• Response to breach

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Spamhaus Case
• Mission
• Block list
• Legal issues

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Copyright

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