Computer Ethics and Information Systems

“Computer Ethics and Information Security”
a. Introduction
The consideration of computer ethics fundamentally emerged with the birth of computers. There was concern right away that computers would be used inappropriately to the detriment of society compromising information security, or that they would replace humans in many jobs, resulting in widespread job loss.
Ethics- Guidelines or rules of conduct that govern our lives, work, behavior and communication in both public and private undertaking.
Ethics are a set of moral principles that govern an individual or a group on what is acceptable behaviour while using a computer. Computer ethics is a set of moral principles that govern the usage of computers. One of the common issues of computer ethics is violation of copyright issues.
Duplicating copyrighted content without the author’s approval, accessing personal information of others are some of the examples that violate ethical principles.
Security - is the degree of protection to safeguard a nation, union of nations, persons or person against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition.
Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, perusal, inspection, recording or destruction
Computer Ethics- is a branch of practical philosophy which deals with how computing professionals should make decisions regarding professional and social conduct.
b. Discussion
Computer Ethics
Ethics deals with placing a “value” on acts according to whether they are “good” or “bad”. Every society has its rules about whether certain acts are ethical or not. These rules have been established as a result of consensus in society and are often written into laws.
When computers first began to be used in society at large, the absence of ethical standards about their use and related issues caused some