(PDF) Managing the Ethical Dilemma
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SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND MATHS, Charles Sturt UniversityIT Ethical Dilemma / Early LaunchAssignment 1: Doing Ethics TechniqueYour NameStudent NumberWord Count: 1000
IT ETHICAL DILEMMA/EARLY LAUNCHQ1. What's going on?The main aspect, which is seen in the scenario, which is chosen, is that a projectwould be delivered to the client without any sort of encryption involved into it. The mainrecommendation of the aspect is coming from the end of the project manager. On the otherhand it can be stated according to the scenario is that the project director seems not be somuch interested into the event. This is due to the factor that if the software is launchedwithout any encryption process involved into it, it can have different types of securityimplications, which could lead to different types of problem, involved in it. Q2. What are the facts?The facts which are seen in the scenario is that the process of encryption is beingavoided in the case of the early launch of the software. The main aspects which are noticedrelating to the early launch is that on one hand the software would not incorporate theencryption but it is stated that later on a patch or software update would be launched whichwould fix the problem. And on the other ahdn the early launch of the software would makethe project director eligible for bonus which is one of the main factors which sis consideredIn the scenario. Q3. What are the issues?The main issue, which is seen from the scenario, is that a project without properencryption process is being delivered to the client. The proposal of doing so came from theproject manager. According to the project manager, the delivery of the software without anyproper encryption would not lead to any type of problem, as they would be incorporating anupdate later on, which would consist all the necessary aspects of the security. The mainconcern from the end of the project director is that if after the launch of the software withoutYour Name
IT ETHICAL DILEMMA/EARLY LAUNCHany type of encryption could make the software very easy for the hackers to indulge. It couldlead to loss of data of the organization who would be implementing the software. Q4. Who is affected?The sector, which would be affected if the event of launching the software takesplace, would be both the organization who is manufacturing it as well as the organizationwho would be using or implementing the software. Technically stating if a software islaunched without proper encryption involved into it the hackers can easily access the data orthe information, which would be contained in the software. The process of encryption can beconsidered as one of the most important security aspects, which should always be highlyrecommended in any type of software. This concept should be of upmost priority being that ifany leakage of information is done from the software. Q5. What are the ethical issues and their implications?The main ethical issue, which is being seen in the scenario, is that any softwarewithout security implications involved into it can be very much unethical aspect. This is dueto the factor that it could directly allow the hackers to indulge into retrieval of the data, whichis stored in the system. The data of any organization can be considered very much critical andif the any another person except the authorized person get access to the data, it could lead toproblem for the organization. Most of the critical information of the data relating to thefinancial and other critical sector are saved in the database of the software, if this type ofcritical information goes into the hand of hackers or unauthorized person it can be a huge lossfrom the point of view of the business. Q6. What could have been done about it?Your Name
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