Ethics in
Information
Technology
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What is Ethics and Information
Technology?
• Ethical issue relating to computer application
• Security Threats
-Computer Viruses
- Cybercrime Law
- Do’s and Don’ts of using the Internet
- Intellectual Property
-Identity Theft
- Hacking
- Cyber Security
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Ethics
• Derive from the Greek word “ ethos”, which
means “custom” , “habit”, and “way of living”
• Definition: “the discipline and practice of
applying value to human behavior, resulting
in meaningful conduct”.
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Computer Ethics
• Computer ethics defined as the application of classical principles to the
use of computer technology.
• Ethics problems related to computers:
- Privacy
• Computers create a false sense of security
• People do not realize how vulnerable information stored on
computers are
- Property
-Physical property
-Intellectual property
-Data as property Ethics In Information Technolog
• Access
-Access to computing technology
- Access to data
• Accuracy
- Accuracy of information stored
• Hacking, cracking and virus creation
• Software piracy
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The Ten Commandments
of Computer Ethics:
[Link] shalt not use a computer to harm other people.
2. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.
3. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.
4. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.
5. Thou shalt not use a computer to bear false witness.
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The Ten Commandments
of Computer Ethics:
6. Thou shalt not use or copy software for which you have not paid.
7. Thou shalt not use other people’s computer resources without authorization.
8. Thou shalt not appropriate other people’s intellectual output.
9. Thou shalt think about the social consequences of the program you write.
10. Thou shalt use a computer in ways that show consideration and respect.
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What is Computer Virus?
• Computer viruses are small
software programs that are
designed to spread from one
computer to another and to
interfere with computer
operation.
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Spreading of Virus
• Virus are most easily spread,
• Spread through E-mail
Attachments,
-Instant messaging messages,
-Funny images,
-Audio and videos files,
- Downloading files from Internet,
-Greeting cards and many more. Ethics In Information Technolog
Steps to help avoid Viruses
• Use and Internet firewall,
• Subscribe to industry standard antivirus
software,
• Never open an e-mail attachment from
someone you don’t know,
• Scan each and every attachment,
• Rules to be followed, while surfing net
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Computer Crime
• IT Infrastructure
• Illegal access
• Illegal interruption
• Data Interfere
• System Interference
• Misuse of Devices
• Electronic Fraud Ethics In Information Technolog
Types of Computer Crimes
• Target of the crime
• Medium of the attack
• Tool
• Intimidate or deceive
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Types of Computer
Criminal
• Outsiders
• Insiders
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Reason for Computer
Crime
• Economic
• Ideological
• Psychological
• Egocentric
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Methods of Attack
• Data Tampering
• Programming Techniques
• Other Methods
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Software
piracy and
Hacking
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What is PIRACY?
• Reselling Media
• Downloading from a website
• Taping songs
• Buying a used book or CD
• Watching broadcast television but
skipping commercials
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Types of Piracy
• End User Piracy
• Client-Server Piracy
• Internet Piracy
• Hard-Disk Piracy
• Software Counterfeiting
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HACKER
• Someone who bypasses the system’s access
controls by taking advantage of security weakness
left in the system by developers.
• SYSTEM
Access confidential information
Threaten someone from your computer
Broadcast your confidential letter or materials
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Store illegal material
Evils of Hacking
• Compromise the security of system
without permission from an authorized
party, usually with the intent of accessing
computers connected to the network.
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Advantages of Hacking
• To determine problem and weakness for
program
• Creation of firewall
• Useful for military purpose and spying
• Better computer security
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Identity Theft
• is the crime of obtaining the personal or
financial information of another person to
use their identity to commit fraud, such as
making unauthorized transactions or
purchases.
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Identity Theft
• Identity theft is the deliberate use of
someone else's identity, usually as a method
to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit
and other benefits in the other person's
name, and perhaps to the other person's
disadvantage or loss.
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Cyber Security
• is the practice of defending computers,
servers, mobile devices, electronic systems,
networks, and data from malicious attacks.
• also known as information
technology security or electronic
information security.
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Intellectual property rights
• are the rights given to
persons over the creations
of their minds.
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What are the 4 types of
intellectual property?
• Trade Secrets
• Patents.
• Copyrights
• Trademarks
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Ethical
Dilemmas and
Considerations
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Ethical Dilemmas in IT
Dilemmas are discussed in relation to four
areas.
• Privacy
• Information accuracy
• Access to information
• Intellectual property rights Ethics In Information Technolog
Ethical Dilemmas in
Relation to IT
• PLAGIARISM- The taking of ideas, writing
and drawings or other similar intellectual
property created by others and presenting it
as your own.
• NETIQUETTE-A set of rules (mainly
unwritten) to follow while you are online.
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How can we stop it?
• Internet crime prevention.
• Prevention of cybercrime
• Prevention of computer crime in banking
• IT security
• Computer crime prevention law
• Hi tech crime prevention law
• Computer crime preventing online fraud
• World risk investigation and terrorist prevention
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