CIS 3330 CHAPTER 4 STUDY GUIDE
Confidentiality
the assurance that messages and information are available only to those who are
authorized to view them
Information Ethics
involves setting and enforcing guidelines to address moral dilemmas stemming from the
creation, collection, distribution, and processing of information, as well as from the
technologies themselves.
privacy
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
Business issues related to information ethics
1. intellectual property
2. copyright
3. pirated software
4. counterfeit software
5. digital rights management
Legal vs. Ethical issues
1. Individuals copy, use, and distribute software
2. Search organizational databases for sensitive and personal information.
3. Individuals create and spread viruses.
4. Individuals hack into computer systems to steal information
5. Employees destroy and steal information
True or False:
Acting ethically and legally are not always the same.
True
True or False:
Information does not care how it is used, it will not stop itself from sending spam,
viruses, or highly sensitive information
True
Legal vs Ethical chart
, INFORMATION DOES NOT HAVE ETHICS,PEOPLE DO
Data scraping - The process of extracting large amounts of data from a website and
saving it to a spreadsheet or computer
Digital trust - The measure of consumer, partner, and employee confidence in an
organization's ability to protect and secure data and the privacy of individuals.
Information Secrecy
the category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from
unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity
Information Governance
encompasses a broad strategy of managing and handling information in an organization
Information Compliance
zeroes in on meeting specific regulatory requirements for the handling of info and is a
subset of Info Governance
Information Management
examines the organizational resource of information and regulates its definitions, uses,
value, and distribution ensuring it has the types of data/information required to function
and grow effectively
Information Property
an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how
information can be sold and exchanged
Developing Information Management Policies
1. ethical computer use policy
2. information privacy policy
3. acceptable use policy
4. email privacy policy
5. social media policy
6. workplace monitoring policy
ethical computer use policy
Confidentiality
the assurance that messages and information are available only to those who are
authorized to view them
Information Ethics
involves setting and enforcing guidelines to address moral dilemmas stemming from the
creation, collection, distribution, and processing of information, as well as from the
technologies themselves.
privacy
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
Business issues related to information ethics
1. intellectual property
2. copyright
3. pirated software
4. counterfeit software
5. digital rights management
Legal vs. Ethical issues
1. Individuals copy, use, and distribute software
2. Search organizational databases for sensitive and personal information.
3. Individuals create and spread viruses.
4. Individuals hack into computer systems to steal information
5. Employees destroy and steal information
True or False:
Acting ethically and legally are not always the same.
True
True or False:
Information does not care how it is used, it will not stop itself from sending spam,
viruses, or highly sensitive information
True
Legal vs Ethical chart
, INFORMATION DOES NOT HAVE ETHICS,PEOPLE DO
Data scraping - The process of extracting large amounts of data from a website and
saving it to a spreadsheet or computer
Digital trust - The measure of consumer, partner, and employee confidence in an
organization's ability to protect and secure data and the privacy of individuals.
Information Secrecy
the category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from
unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity
Information Governance
encompasses a broad strategy of managing and handling information in an organization
Information Compliance
zeroes in on meeting specific regulatory requirements for the handling of info and is a
subset of Info Governance
Information Management
examines the organizational resource of information and regulates its definitions, uses,
value, and distribution ensuring it has the types of data/information required to function
and grow effectively
Information Property
an ethical issue that focuses on who owns information about individuals and how
information can be sold and exchanged
Developing Information Management Policies
1. ethical computer use policy
2. information privacy policy
3. acceptable use policy
4. email privacy policy
5. social media policy
6. workplace monitoring policy
ethical computer use policy
