Computer Security and Ethics

Today there is a great concern among businesses and individuals about privacy and security while using computers and the Internet. The two topics, privacy and security, are closely related in the computer-industry and on the Internet and there are many questions that overlap each other. Secure communication is in many cases a requirement assuring privacy and security for businesses and individuals. One of the security techniques used in communication is data encryption, which prevents unwanted users to gain access of the information that is transmitted between computer networks or on the Internet. We will in this paper, among other things, look on the technique of encrypting data, authentication of users in network systems and on the ethical questions concerning privacy and security in computer networks.