...discussing business ethics and social responsibility in our presentation today, and relating these theories specifically to the News of the World phone hacking scandal that broke in 2007. This scandal involved journalists and editors of the publication, News of the World illegally hacking into people's phones in order to access information that would not have been available to them otherwise. Though exact numbers are not known, lists of phones were confiscated listing thousands of mobile numbers, including the numbers of members of the royal family, some celebrities and the families of soldiers, terror and murder victims (BBC News UK, 2013). The scandal was further complicated when members of the London Metropolitan police engaged in behaviour that covered up or misrepresented the legality of the actions undertaken by the paper (BBC News UK, 2013). So to start, what are business ethics and social responsibility? Ethics are not easy to define. They represent a social contract between individuals of a given community, and define what a person ought, and conversely ought not, to do, (Andre & Velasques 1987). However, ethics are not defined by individuals, but rather represent the values of the largest majority. This means that the things an individual values may not be congruent with acting ethically as is defined by the community. This conflict is representative of an ethical dilema. This occurs when an individuals values contradict the behaviour that the code of ethics they belong to...
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...Mashell Chapeyama Ethics and social responsibility Topic: Ethics and hacking Year 2012 Level: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Key words: computer hacking, ethics Hacking In this discussion I will talk of hacking as it relates to computers and technology. The term hacking and the practice of hacking originated at Massachusetts institute of Technology (MIT). In this regard, hacking dealt with exploration of equipment and infrastructure, for the love of exploration or for learning or showing one’s cleverness. The students and other intellectuals wanted to learn more about things; they wanted to find ways of solving some problems or challenges which they found in life. So they became more devoted to this practice of exploring things, especially in areas which they had a lot of experience and expertise. The hackers experimented with computers and they even experimented with building or other infrastructural components. May people agree that it is very difficult to come up with a concise definition of hacking. However from my reading the simplest interpretation of hacking is that it is the act of observing some weakness in systems and finding ways to overcome such problems or challenges. A computer hacker in this respect would mean a person who has skills in computers who want to identify some problems and weaknesses in the computer system and then devise solution to such problems, for the purpose of learning or just challenging the existing system. The...
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...Ethical Hacking 1 Running head: ETHICAL HACKING: Teaching Students to Hack Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack Regina D. Hartley East Carolina University Ethical Hacking 2 Abstract One of the fastest growing areas in network security, and certainly an area that generates much discussion, is that of ethical hacking. The purpose of this study is to examine the literature regarding how private sectors and educational institutions are addressing the growing demand for ethical hacking instruction. The study will also examine the opportunity for community colleges in providing this type of instruction. The discussion will conclude with a proposed model of ethical hacking instruction that will be used to teach a course in the summer semester of 2006 through the continuing education department at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute within the North Carolina Community College System. Ethical Hacking 3 Ethical Hacking: Teaching Students to Hack The growing dependence and importance regarding information technology present within our society is increasingly demanding that professionals find more effective solutions relating to security concerns. Individuals with unethical behaviors are finding a variety of ways of conducting activities that cause businesses and consumers much grief and vast amounts annually in damages. As information security continues to be foremost on the minds of information technology professionals, improvements in this area are critically...
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...IPad’s Security Breach Hacking is one of the things that most people worry about. There is sometimes a need to share personal information to different companies and people for different reasons. Hacking is a way for others to steal, share and use personal information that does not belong to them. It is defined as the use of computer and network resources as a means of obtaining information illegally. Hacking is considered as a felony in the United States (Sabadash, V. 2004). In recent years, people have become more conscious of whom, where and when they provide personal information because they know there is a chance that their information may be taken and used without their permission. When using the internet and other sources, many choose to use secured sites or sites that they trust will protect and keep their personal information private. Although companies usually take all necessary precautions in order to keep their clients information private, there are sometimes flaws in their systems and things may be overlooked. There are many examples of weaknesses with the prevention efforts and some of them are as follows: old software or software that has not been patched, default passwords that are poorly chosen, disabled security controls and web servers with poor configuration, just to name a few (Sabadash, V. 2004). With this assignment, I have reviewed some information regarding the security breach of Apple/AT & T’s IPad. The information has influenced my...
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...IPad Security Breach Kimberly Parker Dr. Brenda Harper The Business Enterprise- BUS 508 Strayer University May 25, 2011 Hacking a Website A group of expert hackers breached Eidos Montreal website which disclosed information of more than 25,000 email addresses along with more than some 350 resumes dated May 13, 2011. The details of the incident were reported by the company as "Square Enix who could verify that several hackers gained entry to portions of Eidosmontreal.com website along with several of the merchandise locations. Our company immediately removed the sites to further investigate the incident of what other information had been compromised. After a lengthy and thorough investigation, our company began to take the necessary precaution to safeguard the safety of these and of all our websites, before permitting the sites to go on-line again"(Square enix confirms data lifted in website raids • the register ). Nonetheless, data related with online e-commerce transactions and credit cards was available but not associated with the website. Similarly, many applicants have applied for recent job openings at the studio, their resumes were also stolen, revealing educational background, home address and contact numbers. However, the organization claimed that only email addresses were stolen. The businesses did however, verified that individual email addresses were also taken. However, the organization...
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...University The Business Enterprise Instructor: Alan Tillquist Abstract In this paper, I plan to determine if hacking a Web site system is justifiable and explain why Goatse Security hacking of AT&T was. Then, explain why IT Hack Solutions, a computer security firm would encourage hacking. Next, I plan to discuss why and how companies like Gawker Media are socially responsible for finding threats. Third, I plan to explain how CEOs should respond to security breach in the IT network. Finally. I will write an email by AT&T to customers explaining informing, the security breach and what was done to correct the issue. Determine if hacking into a Web site is ever justifiable, applying your theory to a real-world case in which someone hacked into a system, including the name of the company and details. Yes, there are justifiable means for web site and network system to be hacked. Hacking is both a science and an art what isn’t taught by colleges. Companies that are hacked can suffer significant losses, and their customers made vulnerable to other crimes, privacy violations, and unwanted contact. However when a company wants to get business or show off skills then, hacking is like building a resume. Once hackers have proven themselves, they can show off their resume to both government and corporation for business. For example, the AT&T and Apple IPad hacking by Goatse Security was justifiable for three reasons. One showing a security breach, two exposing privacy to the public...
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...Danish Jamil et al. / International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST) IS ETHICAL HACKING ETHICAL? DANISH JAMIL Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh-75300,Pakistan mallick251@hotmail.com MUHAMMAD NUMAN ALI KHAN Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh-75300,Pakistan mallick89@yahoo.co.uk Abstract : This paper explores the ethics behind ethical hacking and whether there are problems that lie with this new field of work. Since ethical hacking has been a controversial subject over the past few years, the question remains of the true intentions of ethical hackers. The paper also looks at ways in which future research could be looked into to help keep ethical hacking, ethical. Keywords— Ethical hacking, hacking, hackers, education and training, risk management, automated security I. INTRODUCTION Understanding the true intentions of the general public is quite a hard task these days, and it is even harder so, to understand the intentions of every single ethical hacker getting into vulnerable systems or networks. Technology is ever growing and we are encountering tools that are beneficial to the general public, but in the wrong hands can create great controversy, breaching our basic right to privacy, respect and freewill. The constant issues highlighted by the media always reporting some type...
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...is a sensitive ‘flow’ to put it mildly. Sensitive as there are many protocols in place to guide this ‘flow’. These protocols are in place to ensure a just reciprocal relationship between the government and the press. That is, it is the job of the press to act as a watch dog for a nation’s citizens, as it is long believed that a free media is the key to an effective democracy; and that it is the job of a government, to govern justly and in turn act as a watchdog for its citizens, to ensure the press does not violate their human rights as well as take action on parties choosing to engage themselves in criminal activity. In 2005, one of the biggest if not the biggest and most public phone hacking scandals came to light. The scandal in question is none other than the “News of The World” phone hacking scandal. (Chandrasekhar. Wardrop. Trotman. 2005.). The nature, size and impacts of the scandal were so immense that it led to not only several cases of litigation over the span of 6 years but also more on going cases outside of the scandal as a result of evidence collected, ultimately culminating in the closure of the “News of the World” in 2011. (Chandrasekhar. Wardrop. Trotman. 2005.). Moreover, in 2007 former British Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a speech in regards to the scandal which very much relates to this essay. He said in a statement and I quote, “I do believe this relationship between the media and public life is now damaged in a manner that requires repair. The damage...
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...iPad’s Security Breach Samantha Phillips Dr. Prakash G. Menon BUS 508: The Business Enterprise May 29, 2011 Justifying Hacking into a Web site In 2010, McDonald’s said that customer information was exposed after a security breach involving an email marketing managing firm. McDonald’s released a statement explaining that information was obtained by an “unauthorized third party”, but added that financial information and social security numbers were not part of the data accidentally exposed. (Security Magazine, 2010) A security breach exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They, and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet, were vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking. The breach, which came just weeks after an Apple employee lost an iPhone prototype in a bar, exposed the most exclusive email list on the planet, a collection of early-adopter iPad 3G subscribers that includes thousands of A-listers in finance, politics and media, from New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson to Diane Sawyer of ABC News to Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It even appears that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's information was compromised. In fact, it is believed 114,000 user accounts were compromised, although it's possible that confidential information about every iPad 3G owner in the U.S. has been exposed. (Tate, 2010) Earlier this year, the names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc. and other large U.S. companies...
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...(2001) Not all hackers labeled black hat hackers are connected with criminal activities in real life. There are many "old school" hackers considered black hat. They are the ones that are usually from the 1960's and use the word hacker with honor and freedom. (Quinter 2) Most of these hackers do not have a negative intent they are usually programs from Stanford or MIT. They have good ethics and believe in open source and fixing flaws in programming. Most black hat hackers are criminals and are very powerful. (Glenn 8) Political and personal revenge is a major motivating factor in becoming a true black hat hacker, but the most elite hackers go for the money. Industrial espionage is one of the best paid jobs for a hacker. A typical espionage attacks takes about three weeks and they usually pull in a million dollars a job. Black hats are good at what they do and usually don't get caught. Around 90% of companies reported at least one attack in the last year. Three-fourths of them reported some kind of financial loss because of the attacks, and 19% reported ten or more attacks. Hacking Research Paper Hacking Describe a negative aspect of ICT’s impact on the information...
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...The Panama Papers James Kerrigan General Studies/Rader School of Business Milwaukee School of Engineering Author Note James Kerrigan, General Studies/Rader School of Business, Milwaukee School of Engineering Prepared for HU 432 007 Ethics for Managers & Engineers Professor Paul Hudec and submitted 5/4/2016 Correspondence regarding this article should be directed to: E-mail: kerriganjp@msoe.edu Abstract In this paper, the topic being analyzed is the Panama Papers. The Panama Papers are being described as the biggest collection of documents ever to be leaked. This paper will discover, present, and judge the facts of what had happened and then through the Ethical Methodology, it will come to a conclusion on whether or not what happened was ethically just or ethically wrong in doing so. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 4 What is the Case? 4 Utilitarian View 5 Deontological View 6 Virtues View 6 Conclusion 7 References: 8 Introduction It all began more than a year ago, when someone contacted a German investigative newspaper called the Süddeutsche Zeitung, offering a mountain of data from a Panamanian firm called Mossack Fonseca that is alleged to specialize in helping the wealthy, the powerful and the shady hide their money. Mossack Fonseca is world’s fourth biggest provider of offshore services which means it effects a lot of the world’s wealthiest people. (Figure 1.) The...
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...Ethical Hacking Essay Introduction Almost 90 percent of our society now depends on complex computer based system. With the increasingly use of computer and explosive growth of the Internet has brought many good things: electronic commerce, online banking, e-mail, video conferencing etc. The improvement of systems security to prevent criminal hacker has become an important concern to society. There are many ways to protect those information systems; it seems that the Ethical Hacking is a better way. Therefore, whether to teach or not teach the "Ethical Hacking" as a course in Tertiary education has become an interesting argument. In this article will analysis the ethical, legal, and ethical implications of this issue. In order to discuss the ethical, legal, and social implications of this issue, one has to understand the definition of Ethical Hacking. The Word Spy states that "Ethical hacking is a computer hacker who attempts to infiltrate a secure computer system in an effort to learn the system's weaknesses so that they can be repaired" (The Word Spy, 2003). The question arises here is whether Ethical Hacking is ethical or unethical. Ethical The "Computer Ethics" states in part that all information belongs to everyone and there should be no boundaries or restraints to prevent disclosure of this information (Johnson, 1994). From most hacker's perspective, freedom of information includes the right to source codes and the programs themselves. This freedom also includes...
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...Danish Jamil et al. / International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST) IS ETHICAL HACKING ETHICAL? DANISH JAMIL Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh-75300,Pakistan mallick251@hotmail.com MUHAMMAD NUMAN ALI KHAN Department of Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh-75300,Pakistan mallick89@yahoo.co.uk Abstract : This paper explores the ethics behind ethical hacking and whether there are problems that lie with this new field of work. Since ethical hacking has been a controversial subject over the past few years, the question remains of the true intentions of ethical hackers. The paper also looks at ways in which future research could be looked into to help keep ethical hacking, ethical. Keywords— Ethical hacking, hacking, hackers, education and training, risk management, automated security I. INTRODUCTION Understanding the true intentions of the general public is quite a hard task these days, and it is even harder so, to understand the intentions of every single ethical hacker getting into vulnerable systems or networks. Technology is ever growing and we are encountering tools that are beneficial to the general public, but in the wrong hands can create great controversy, breaching our basic right to privacy, respect and freewill. The constant issues highlighted by the media always...
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...Ethics are a system of moral principles. They may also be interpreted as a branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct; this is with respect to rightness and wrongness of certain actions as well as the motives of said actions. Ethical issues in regard to informational technology examines this structural belief through the examination of developing an ethical code, societal changes due to Informational technologies, the ethical usage of the technologies, and how these ethics should be enforced. Through the utilization of Brooks (2010) a distinct thesis shall be executed in which ethics and the issues regarding them in relation to information technology shall be portrayed. When developing a code of ethics one must understand where it is this code must derive to be succinct and coherent. There must be an understanding and a comprehension of society’s beliefs and core founding. This is necessary due to the state of moral that ethics must uphold. The moral state of ethics must conform to what is universally agreed upon as right or wrong. Without a mutual agreement among the masses the ideas that may or may not be portrayed are nothing more than biased decisions geared for the betterment of the individual. Technologies other than computers have also posed complex ethical issues. Consider all of the concern that was expressed when discussing the power of the atomic bomb. There were many questions to ask such as, should such a powerful tool be created and ultimately...
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..."Hackers and Cyber Criminal Organizations" Please respond to the following: From the first and second e-Activities, explain the hacker ethic and hacker manifesto. Give your opinion fas to why hackers do not consider themselves to be criminals. Include one (1) example of such types of hackers to support your response. Hackers look at their abilities as a culture; they share in the same beliefs and the same need to constantly learn and discover in the cyber world. Most Hackers don’t engage in illegal action; it is more about the skills and motivation that drives them. The normal Hackers ethic is not profiting from their hack and not purposely harming the computer system. A Hacker is usually simply a person that shows a profound interest in a computer, how it works, and the technology used to access parts of the system itself. They feel that in most cases their knowledge is actually useful and most are authorized to hack into the systems. Some Hackers believe that hacking is a learning experience; including creative problem solving and educating others about the vulnerabilities with computer security. I feel that Hackers that are trying to protect other people are the Hackers that don’t find themselves criminals; however it is hard to determine in certain cases and situations what is legal and illegal hacking. The White Hat Hacker is the Hacker that wouldn’t consider their job a crime; some have graduated from college and work for large companies testing software, testing defenses...
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