Three Distinct Perspectives of Applied Ethics in IT: A Case Study on Ransomware Attack

Topic in IT Ethics
Assignment 1: Three Distinct Perspectives of Applied Ethics
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Introduction
When focus is given on the last 6 months case it has been seen that Ransomware is one of
the ethical dilemma which took place in 2018. In the recent scenario, there are many issues
which are taking place just because of the data breach. If focus is given on the Ransomware
attack it has been seen that majority of the data breach is the main cause. In this report the focus
will be given on various perceptive like professional ethics, philosophical ethics and sociological
ethics. The case related to Ransomware will be evaluated on the basis of these perceptive. It has
been researched that 53,000 problems take place just because of ransomware (Brewer, 2016).
From this attack main impact is seen on the humans so it is important that people should be
aware of the attacks so that safety can be maintained. The privacy of the people is leaked just
because of this attack and has negatively affected the people safety. There are many people
hackers who are earning by completing less work and seeing the personal information of the
people. In this paper the incident will be analyzed in depth so that it can be simple for the people
to maintain their safety.
Professional ethics Perceptive
If emphasis is given on this perceptive it has been seen that it is linked with the
professional ethics. In this ethics are considered that will be maintained by the professionals of
the business. It is important to focus on the code of conduct in business environment. If there is
no proper code of conduct then it can be difficult for the company to survive in competitive
market. It is the responsibility of the people to work in proper code of conduct. If proper code of
conduct is there then it can be simple to take corrective step which can be beneficial for the
people (Baer & Nagy, 2017).
In case of ransomeware attack it has been seen that hackers or cyber attackers affect the
entire system which is not ethical in the eye of law. One of the unethical acts is ransomware
attack in which the personal information’s of the people are leaked without any concern.
According to ethics, the data should be safeguard of the people and it should not be showcased in
front of people. The people who take the personal of the people are considered as hackers and
they create many codes to breach the personal data of the individuals by entering into the system.
In case of developers it is important to consider the ethics at the time of making software as it
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Running head: Topic in IT ethics
will give positive impact on the people. The main purpose at the time of making the software is
for own interest. It is the responsibility of the people to focus on safeguarding the information so
that customers can be satisfied in a proper manner (Durkheim, 2013).
Philosophical ethics perceptive
In context to philosophical ethics it is essential to complete the task as per the moral of
the individuals. When focus is given on the moral laws it has been seen that human being should
be true in completing their activities. The moral of the individual is not only limited to profession
but it should also be related to the personal life of the people (Scaife, Carter, Traynor & Butler,
2016). The people should consider and value the morals of the other people so that operations
can take place in a proper manner. In philosophical ethics the morals are important to be taken
into consideration. Ethics are not for short term it is for long term and should be followed by the
individual in his or her entire life. It is important to have morality so that personal life of the
people can be maintained and also philosophical ethics towards the people should be there in a
proper manner ( Darwall, 2018).
When focus is given ransomware attack it has been seen that there are two perspectives
one is related to cyber security and other is related with maintaining confidentiality of data.
There are many hackers who give impact on the individuals and it gives negative impact on their
personal life also. Next is related to safeguard the information by the people. The individuals are
not able to maintain safety. In ransomware the attackers have the motive to harm others. It is
important to follow professional code of conduct so that operations can take place in right
direction (Kaur, Dhir & Singh, 2017).
Sociological perceptive
It is important to focus on security so that people can complete their operations in right
manner. In this perceptive there are many factors that should be considered by the company so
that privacy can be maintained. There are normative ethics, Meta ethics and also descriptive
ethics.
In context to normative ethics it has been analyzed that people should focus on the ethics.
Ethics is essential to be considered so that proper operations can take place. Meta ethics
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