Personal Privacy and Security: Threats, Solutions, and Ethical Conduct in IT Security Profession

Privacy and Security
Group presentation

Personal Privacy and Security
• Personal privacy refers to the seclusion of an individual or information
about an individual from the public (Zhang, Sun, Zhu, & Fang, 2010).
• Privacy focuses on giving individuals more control of their personal
information.
• The level at which personal information is considered private depends
upon the individual person, laws, and policies, and culture and morality.
• Security refers to the protection of personal data from unauthorized
access.
• Security of personal data focuses more on ensuring the confidentiality,
availability, and integrity of personal data.

How personal privacy and security is
breached
• Surveillance which infringes on personal private environment
especially in the workplace.
• Unauthorized dissemination of personal information to either the
public or to parties who are not authorized to get the information
(Baek, Kim, & Bae, 2014).
• Use of online cookies which store browsing data in a website and
user’s passwords.
• Replication of personal data/ Information without the owner’s
consent.

• Cyber attacks which expose personal data.
• Masquerading which is where a person takes the identity of another
person.
• Participation in online surveys which have no reliable means of
ensuring privacy and security of personal data (Medaglia & Serbanati,
2010).
• Government agencies which tap communication lines and collect
personal data without informing the parties involved.
• Social media platforms which use personal data for purposes other
than the one in the privacy terms and conditions.