Transcript IS/IT Ethics

IS/IT Ethics
Jenny Cauble
Scotty Sykes
Ashley Cox
Ethics Today
Comparison of ethics in other professions
to ethics in IT
 IT is a relatively new field
 Ethical situations in the present
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Ethics Defined
Ethics= A rational process founded on certain
principles
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Independent
Objective
Honest
Impartial
Fair
Integrity
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Understanding
Trustworthy
Morals/Values
Respect
Responsibility
Citizenship
IT Ethics Defined
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Cyberethics (IT/IS Ethics)= “The study of moral,
legal, and ethical issues involving the use of
information and communication technologies.”
IT personnel have access to confidential
information- this power can be abused
Bilal Azmat: “Cyberethics (Information System Ethics)”
Why are ethics important in IT?
Issues to Overcome:
 Privacy
 Accuracy
 Property
 Accessibility
Bilal Azmat: “Cyberethics (Information System Ethics)”
ISACA Code of Conduct
6 Main Ethical Standards
 Organizations are not required to be
members of ISACA
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ISACA Code of Professional Ethics
Due Professional Care
“Level of diligence that a prudent and
competent expert would exercise under a
given set of circumstances.”
 Requires an IT auditor to exercise the
same level of skill that would be expected
from other practitioners of this specialty
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ISACA: G7 Due Professional Care
Due Professional Care (Cont.)
Foundation for Due Professional Care:
 Peer Review
 Technical Competence
 Auditor Conduct
 Judgment
 Business Knowledge
 Certification
 Standards
ISACA: G7 Due Professional Care
Ethical Scenarios
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1) You are the entire information technology department for a small
firm with 20 employees. The president of the company believes
some of the employees are spending far too much time on the
Internet doing tasks not related to work. The president asks you to
start monitoring employees’ Internet usage without their knowledge,
something you could easily do from a technological standpoint.
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What do you do?
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A. Start monitoring employees’ email and Web usage, as the
president has asked
B. Suggest that an acceptable Internet-use policy be developed
C. Talk to employees and tell them what the president has in mind
so they’ll change their habits
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Monster.com
Ethical Scenarios
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2) Carrie, an employee at an accounting firm, tells her colleague,
Phil, that she found something during her work on an engagement
that she believes is a problem. The client has dismissed the issue
and asked her to “trust him on this one.” Furthermore, her Senior
Manager on the engagement has been focused on finishing the
engagement and has not addressed her concern.
What should Carrie do?
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A. Let the issue go. She was rejected the first time she raised it so it
must not be a big deal
B. Avoid going around her Senior Manager at all costs. If she angers
him, she may get a poor evaluation or reputation as a troublemaker
C. Consult with another superior, the Engagement Partner
D. Report her concern using one of the firm’s channels of
communication
KPMG, LLP
Consequences
Loss of Job
 Prison
 Loss of reputation
 Loss of certifications
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Conclusion
Where do you think we will be in 10 years
with regard to IT ethics?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/27305287
“Do the right thing. It will gratify some
people and astonish the rest.”
-Mark Twain