Throughout the semester, I have gained a lot of perspective and nuance when it comes to how I interpret and solve different issues. While there are many I could discuss, I will mainly focus on the three most important ones. The first thing that changed was that I gained extensive knowledge on how to apply different ethical concepts to real world scenarios. This class has shown me that many real world scenarios can have more context if you look at them through an ethical lens. One example that stands out to me is the paper I completed on professional ethics. It is one of the papers that I am most proud of. In that paper I used two different ethical tools, contractarianism and consequentialism, to analyze this case. The main objective of the class was to build nuance in conversations that already had them. This forced the student to think critically and examine the case from another angle. Applying an ethical concept forces you to think in a specific way. The writer may not be accustomed to that and so their viewpoint is challenged. This exercise is what makes great thinkers and writers. The takeaway is that now I can further use these ethical tools to respond to any scenario I can think of. Next, my thoughts deepened around the topic of privacy and user data. Towards the middle of the semester, I was given the task of writing a case analysis on privacy and another on user data. This sparked my interest heavily and I began to do more research. What I found changed my perspective on how I interacted with the internet. Many companies are only using consumers to sell our data. While I knew this for a long time, I did not know the extent of it. Many companies will do almost anything when it comes to making a profit. That is very eye opening when you see how relaxed our current data privacy laws are today. Even recently, there have been discussions on what data privacy is and who should have access to it. Our government is actively trying to decide where to draw the line. I am also trying to think about this issue more critically. Before this class, I did not give it too much thought but now I would say my thoughts have changed. The one takeaway from this is that we need to be smarter and more knowledgeable on the topic of user data. It is very rarely brought up in conversation but it is very essential to our online lives. Finally, my last perspective that changed has to do with businesses and social responsibilities. Before this course, this topic has never crossed my mind. Now that I was given the opportunity to learn about it through the Equifax data breach, I have gathered more thoughts on the subject. My opinion has gained a lot of nuance when it comes to the social responsibilities of a business. A business should put its customers first but I also understand that certain businesses want, and need, to make a profit. Balancing these two things is what leads to a weird conversation. My takeaway has been that this conversation is a lot deeper than most people give it credit for. Understanding it from all sides is the key to understanding the situation itself. These three topics have changed how I interact with the cybersecurity world. Hopefully throughout my career, I can have more perspective and come to my own conclusions.