PHIL 355E

Cybersecurity Ethics

Examined ethical issues relevant to computing and information technology, including: privacy; freedom of speech and content control on the Internet; individual and social responsibility, cybersecurity,  cybercrimes, social impact of computers and other digital technologies, and ethical obligations of IT professionals. Gained understanding of central issues in cyberethics and the ways that fundamental ethical theories relate to these core issues.

Met the following learning objectives:

• Analyzed ethical problems and made decisions based on ethical principles to solve them
• Applied these skills specifically to issues in cybersecurity
• Analyzed ethical problems related to cybersecurity
• Applied principles learned from ethical theories to cybersecurity case studies
• Identified the most common ethical issues in the cybersecurity field
• Deliberate effectively about issues in cybersecurity ethics by clearly articulating a considered opinion in the context of relevant alternatives
• Explained ethical principles, problems, and potential solutions clearly

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