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CHAPTER 8
PROTECTING PEOPLE AND INFORMATION:
THREATS AND SAFEGUARDS
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Define ethics and describe the two factors that affect how you make a decision concerning
an ethical issue.
4. Describe the ways in which information on your computer or network is vulnerable and list
CHAPTER SUMMARY
This chapter focuses on ethics, privacy and security.
It does so by discussing these issues in the context of computers and networks. Legal terms are
discussed within the ethical framework. Privacy is discussed in the context of other individuals,
businesses, employers, and the government. A short list of security measures completes the
chapter.
The primary sections of this chapter are:
1. Ethics
3. Security
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LECTURE OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION (p. 226)
Ethics (p. 226)
2. Intellectual Property
Privacy (p. 231)
2. Identity Theft
4. Privacy and Consumers
Security (p. 244)
1. Security and Employees
3. Security Precautions
END OF CHAPTER (p. 249)
2. Closing Case Study One
4. Key Terms and Concepts
6. Assignments and Exercises
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MODULES, PROJECTS, AND DATA FILES
Supporting Modules
XLM/E Network Basics – Extended Learning Module E provides an introduction to the vast,
exciting, and dynamic field of information technology networks. The module includes
discussions of what is needed to set up a small network at home, the components used to build
large business networks, Internet connection possibilities, types of communications media, and
network security.
XLM/H Computer Crime and Digital Forensics – Extended Learning Module H provides an
overview of computer and computer-aided crime and its investigation. First, you’ll read about
the various types of computer crime, malware, and hackers. Next, you’ll explore digital
forensics starting with the investigation process. You’ll learn about the digital forensics
software and hardware that experts use along with the anti-forensics measures that the bad
guys employ.
Group Projects
• Assessing the Value of Outsourcing Information Technology: Creating Forecasts
Electronic Commerce Projects
• Exploring Google Earth
• Protecting your computer against viruses
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• These are the Student Learning Outcomes for the chapter.
• Use them to inform your students of what you will be
• These are the graphs from the outrageous industry
transformation on page 225.
• The questions are intended to get students to think more
about the role of technology in medicine.
• This slide introduces the topics covered in the chapter
• Since information collected is often about people and
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• This slide presents the organization for the chapter and
the remaining slides.
• This slide presents the definition and a discussion of
and behavior that make for virtuous living. .
• This slide introduces the two factors that determine your
• This slide presents Figure 8.1 on page 228.
• It’s a graphical representation of the “onion” layers of
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• This slide presents the six classes of circumstances that
may influence how you decide an ethical dilemma.
• This slide presents the definition of intellectual property,
copyright, and Fair Use Doctrine. (Student Learning
Outcome #2).
• This slide defines and discusses pirated software.
• It emphasizes that software is covered by copyright law
• This slide introduces the definition of privacy and its
dimensions. (Student Learning Outcome #3).
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• This slide gives examples of how other individuals can
SLIDE 15
• This slides presents Figure 8.2 on page 232.
• This slide presents identity theft and Figure 8.3 on page
233.
SLIDE 17
• This slide defines and discusses phishing, a method of
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• This figure presents Figure 8.4 on page 236.
• It shows some facts about phishing and what to do if you
SLIDE 19
• This slide discusses pharming.
• Pharming is becoming an ever bigger problem for network
SLIDE 20
• This slide presents some statistics on workplace
monitoring.
SLIDE 21
• This slide gives examples of ways in which employees can
SLIDE 18
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SLIDE 22
• Employers have to protect their business from the waste
• This slide starts a series on privacy and consumers.
• This slide presents information on cookies.
• When you put items in a wish list, that list goes on your
SLIDE 25
• This slide deals with spam.
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• This slide presents adware and spyware.
• Some people lump them together in spyware, but most
SLIDE 27
• Figure 8.5 on page 240 shows an example of adware in
Qualcomm’s Eudora, an e-mail program.
• One advantage of using a non-Microsoft program is that
viruses and worms are less likely to target it. Most “free”
software that’s available comes with advertising
embedded.
• Most programs that contain adware and/or spyware say
so in the multi-screen disclaimer that you’re asked to
decide whether you want to download it or not.
• This slide illustrates that, even without spyware, your
movements on the Web are being tracked.
• Most sites keep a Web log that does that job.
• A Web log is kept by most companies with an Internet
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• This slide begins a series on privacy and government
agencies.
• The various branches of government, national, state, and
• This slide presents law enforcement agencies that have
large databases for the purposes of law and order.
• Among the government agencies that store information
• This slide presents a partial list of government agencies
that maintain large databases on Americans.
• This slide presents to recent laws that regulate medical
information and financial information, respectively.
• These are laws that students will probably be familiar with
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• This slide starts the discussion on keeping computers and
networks safe.
•
• This slide presents Figure 8.7 on page 245.
• It highlights the threat that organizations are under from
their own employees.
• This slide defines some computer crime-related terms.
• This slide emphasizes the sorts of problems that viruses
and worms can’t cause.
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• This slide and the next one identify protection measures
• This last slide lists the last three security measures
detailed in the text.
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CLOSING CASES
CLOSING CASE STUDY ONE (p. 250)
Sexting Now Almost Commonplace
Great case study on the use of mobile devices for the purpose of sexting – sending of sexually
explicit messages and/or photos, primarily between mobile phones. It’s becoming a real issue
for all ages of people.
QUESTIONS
1. Adult sexting is perfectly legal, as it is the sharing of sexually explicit content between two
consenting adults. But what about teen sexting – should that be legal? If a 16-year-old
boy sends a sext to his 16-year-old partner, should that be considered child pornography?
Why or why not?
2. If you refer back to Figure 8.1 on page 228, where would you place adult sexting – a minor
ethical violation, a serious ethical violation, or a very serious ethical violation? What
circumstances – consequences, society’s opinion, likelihood of effect, time to consequences,
relatedness, and reach of result – might move adult sexting from a minor ethical violation to
a serious ethical violation and then finally onto a very serious ethical violation?
DISCUSSION
• Great question for class discussion.
• Most younger people would consider adult sexting to be a minor ethical violation or
perhaps no ethical violation at all.
• Circumstances that might changes things:
3. Consider the whole notion of power being tied to sexting, flirting, and cheating? From a
psychological point of view why might this be true? Do some research into Tiger Woods’
troubles with extra-marital affairs. Could his cheating be tied to his position of power? Is
“power” an appropriate justification for such actions?