NIT2201 Assignment 2: Big Data Interview Report on Ethics and Security

This report, prepared for the NIT2201 IT Profession & Ethics course, addresses the critical intersection of IT ethics and security within the context of Big Data. The assignment, a team effort, involves a written report and an audio recording of an interview, focusing on the challenges of managing vast amounts of data. The report delves into various aspects, including the rising security concerns in Big Data, the importance of protecting transaction logs, and the ethical dilemmas faced by the Big Data industry. It explores how to measure project accuracy, analyze project management failures, and highlight the practical advantages of Big Data. The interview also provides advice for newcomers in the field, emphasizing the need for a strong understanding of Big Data concepts. The conclusion emphasizes the need for accurate, reliable, and trustworthy data handling and the importance of addressing security vulnerabilities. The report aims to provide insights into the ethical and security aspects of Big Data, with the goal of making projects more impactful in real-world scenarios. The report also aligns with the course's assessment criteria, which includes a written report and a presentation component.

IT Ethics and Security
Issue

INTRODUCTION
• Present scenario is facing a tremendous increase in the data and
information which is just getting double in coming years.
• This enormous amount of data is known as 'Big Data'. It is the vast form
of data which is needed to be handled efficiently in order to provide
various benefits which might be desirous to every employee.
• Big data has wide scope as it includes information which has no limit and
provide unlimited access for gaining knowledge as compared to normal
data.

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
–SET OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
 Why security issues are arising in Big Data and what are the main issues
which can be most vulnerable for organisation?
 Why is it necessary to protect transactions log and related data?
 What type of ethical issues does a Big data Industry can face and how
they can be tackled effectively?
 How one can measure the aspect of accuracy in the project management?
 Have you ever failed in managing any project effectively, what were the
reason and learning you got from that experience?
 Theoretically there are many benefits related to it but could you enlighten
the advantage of using Big Data in real scenario?
 What advice would you give for the fresher who is entering in the Big
data Industry?

INTERVIEW QUESTION 1
Why security issues are arising in Big Data and what are the main issues which
can be most vulnerable for organisation?
Answer:
 Nowadays big data is not considered as a new concept and has gained
popularity that has been adopted by smaller as well as medium sized
companies also as it provides reduction in cost and easy management of data.
 Cloud based storage is facilitating various processes such as data collection
and mining.
 The concept of storing data in a cloud is considered as most vulnerable to
security issues as with the increase in unethical hacking the data can be
accessed by any unauthenticated user and can stole the confidentiality aspect
that can lead to create serious problems which can harm any company.

INTERVIEW QUESTION 2
Why is it necessary to protect transactions log and related data?
Answer:
 It always requires a storage medium which is known as transaction logs which
has various sensitive information and are stored at various level in that log
with the increase in the data there is a requirement of shifting those data to
other levels that requires to measure it scalability and availability aspect
which gets compromised.
 Also the method which is used for storage called auto tie-ring method which
does not keep track on storage location of data

INTERVIEW QUESTION 3
What type of ethical issues does a Big data Industry can face and how they
can be tackled effectively?
ANSWER:
Every field has certain ethical dilemmas which are necessary to be overcome.
The first factor which can arise is the integration of Big data in strategic
planning of the project. It is necessary to identify the purpose and critical issues
which are associated with using particular data and how can it benefit the client
in any ways. The information which has been taken must be accurate
trustworthy and reliable and most important the quality factor which should the
first preference shall be quality and veracity, that is sometimes been
compromised by many analyst thus is very necessary to maintain. .

INTERVIEW QUESTION 4
How one can measure the aspect of accuracy in the project management?
ANSWER:
 To determine the accuracy of any project there are certain standards which ha
to be taken in concern that provides the guidance to carry a project in a certain
manner.
 The time and cost are the major important factors which is the ultimate goal of
performance while in considering aspects such as the optimum utilisation of
all the resources which are required for successful completion of any project.

INTERVIEW QUESTION 5
Have you ever failed in managing any project effectively, what were the
reason and learning you got from that experience?
ANSWER:
 yes, there were many projects that faced management crisis due to certain
aspects.
 As one works in a team and each person is equally responsible fro handling
the project, at the cost of someone's mistake the whole team has to suffer as
every one works in a coordinative manner.
 It is very necessary to maintain an effective communication among members
which may lead to provide an exchange of ideas which can lead to control
certain projects in impactful manner (Woods and Howard, 2014).

INTERVIEW QUESTION 6
Theoretically there are many benefits related to it but could you enlighten the
advantage of using Big Data in real scenario?
ANSWER:
• It can be agreed on this fact that there is a great difference between theories
and practical implementation this can even be applied on big data.
• With this many other aspects as it comes such as vagueness, ambiguity,
fake data etc.
• But if one has the ability to analyse the data then it can provide the one
uncountable benefits such as effective information which might not been
ever touched, the relevancy of a project on any scenario increases, along
with that many ways for approaching a certain way can be introduced
which can be more advantageous for any company (Thompson, 2018).

INTERVIEW QUESTION 7
What advice would you give for the fresher who is entering in the Big data
Industry?
ANSWER:
As an experienced Big Data analyst, one can advice that it is very necessary
for all the freshers to know about every deep concepts of Big Data as it is very
interesting career but requires the most power analysing skill because the
initial phase of any project starts with the collection of information and if the
foundation pillar will not be strong, how one can expect the whole project to
be right.

CONCLUSION
• It has been conclude that there are many factors which are related to Big
data that has to be handled effectively in order to provide the data which is
accurate, reliable and trustworthy and can lead to make the project more
impactful in the real scenarios.
• Also the security issues are the major concern as it ins most vulnerable to
get accessed by unknown person which can misuse all delicate information
leading harm to company in many aspects. It has also been acknowledged
that a fresher has to develop skills to analyse Big data effectively.

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