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    This document discusses ethics and information security. It outlines some key ethical issues related to information like copyright, intellectual property, privacy, and confidentiality. It also discusses how individuals can act unethically with information technology by copying software, searching databases without permission, creating viruses, or destroying proprietary information. The document emphasizes that information itself does not have ethics, but people must act ethically. It concludes by discussing how organizations can develop policies to guide ethical computer and information use, such as acceptable use policies and information privacy policies.

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    This document discusses ethics and information security. It outlines some key ethical issues related to information like copyright, intellectual property, privacy, and confidentiality. It also discusses how individuals can act unethically with information technology by copying software, searching databases without permission, creating viruses, or destroying proprietary information. The document emphasizes that information itself does not have ethics, but people must act ethically. It concludes by discussing how organizations can develop policies to guide ethical computer and information use, such as acceptable use policies and information privacy policies.

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    This document discusses ethics and information security. It outlines some key ethical issues related to information like copyright, intellectual property, privacy, and confidentiality. It also discusses how individuals can act unethically with information technology by copying software, searching databases without permission, creating viruses, or destroying proprietary information. The document emphasizes that information itself does not have ethics, but people must act ethically. It concludes by discussing how organizations can develop policies to guide ethical computer and information use, such as acceptable use policies and information privacy policies.

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    This document discusses ethics and information security. It outlines some key ethical issues related to information like copyright, intellectual property, privacy, and confidentiality. It also discusses how individuals can act unethically with information technology by copying software, searching databases without permission, creating viruses, or destroying proprietary information. The document emphasizes that information itself does not have ethics, but people must act ethically. It concludes by discussing how organizations can develop policies to guide ethical computer and information use, such as acceptable use policies and information privacy policies.

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    Ethics and Information Security

    Presented By:
    Maham Iqbal
    Farwa Iqbal
    Fatima Mohisn
    Contents
    • Ethics & Information Ethics
    • Ethical Issues
    Ethics & Information Ethics
    • Ethics: the principles and standards
    that guide our behavior towards
    people.
    • Governs the ethical and moral issues
    of information technology
    Ethical Issues
    • Copyright: legal protection afforded an
    expression of idea, song and book etc.
    • Intellectual property: includes copyright,
    trademarks and patents.
    • Pirated software: is the unauthorized
    use, duplication, distribution of
    copyrighted software.
    • Counterfeit software: manufactured to
    look like a real thing
    Ethical Issues
    Major Ethical Issue
    • Privacy: it is the right to be left alone
    when you want to be, to have control
    over your own personal possessions and
    not to be observed without your
    consent.
    • Confidentiality: the assurance that
    messages and information remain
    available to authorized users.
    Individuals: An Ethical component
    of IT
    • Individuals copy, use and distribute
    software
    • Search organizational databases for
    personal information
    • Create and spread viruses in IT systems
    • Hack into computers systems to steal
    information
    • Destroy proprietary information such as
    customer lists and reports.
    Information Does Not Have Ethics,
    People Do
    • It does not know how it is used.
    • It will not stop itself from spreading
    viruses or revealing details.
    • Acting ethically and legally are not
    always same
    Developing Information
    Management Policies
    Ethical Computer Use Policy
    • Examples of unethical computer use
     Cyber bullying
     Click-fraud
    Ethical Computer Use Policy
    • It contains general principles to guide
    computer user behavior.
    • Example: it might refrain the user to
    play games in working hours.
    • The users should be informed of the
    rules, by agreeing to use the system
    on the basis, consent to abide by
    them.
    Ethical Computer Use Policy
    • BYOD policy: allows employees to use their own
    personal devices to access enterprise data and
    applications.
    • Provides
     Unlimited access for personal devices
     Access only to non sensitive systems and data
     Access, but with IT control over personal
    devices
     Access, but preventing local storage of data on
    personal devices
    Information Privacy Policy
    • It contains general principles of
    information privacy
    • Example:
    Acceptable Use Policy
    • It requires a user to agree to follow
    to be provided access to email, IS and
    internet.
    • Nonrepudiation

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