The Information Assurance Ethics Dilemma
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چکیده
Information assurance focus is on one of the three major tenants: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Undertakings in each have indeed improved the overall security of current information systems. This research seeks to promote Information Assurance ethical awareness. A brief discussion on ethics and moral development along with related works of Plato, Aristotle, Kant and Mill will follow a report on the current conditions and challenges to our profession. Ethical case studies were developed by examining a limited collection of infamous actions implemented in the name of information assurance. By understanding the past, the goal is to produce a literary tool kit that can lead to ethically sound decisions in the development of future security systems.
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