What challenges are present in the scenario, and what are some steps that can be taken to
address them?
The challenges in the scenario are the laptop has become missing, so therefore valuable
information has now been compromised by another person who should not have access to this
information. The laptop should have never been left unattended no matter if I asked a colleague to
watch it or not, because who to say they will watch it. I should have taken the laptop with me, no
matter where I was going. I made the right choice by contacting tech support and letting them
know the computer has been lost, however, I need to go further with this, and look around on the
plane and in the terminal. Let security and the airport know that a computer has been taken and
see if it has been turned in or if they can help find this computer. e
What is the relationship between ethics and policy? Do they always match up with one another?
Ethics: Ethics is a moral system concerned with what is right for individuals and society.
Policy: The Policy is a set of regulations and directives intended to be distinct from morals and
ethics and implemented by social institutions and private organizations.
Based on a content analysis of code of ethics to define the latter polices and on regression
analyses on 808 firm‐year observations, our results show that board of directors' independence is
positively related to code of ethics policies related to communication with employees. (Firlots, K.,
& Mazza, T. (2020).
I do not believe they match up at all, honestly. Unfortunately, people find ways to go against the
system, and do things their own ways. It may or may not be the correct way, and then that is
when we have data breaches and compromised information, that leads to HIPPA violations. e
If individual ethics do not align with organizational policy, what might be the result?
Scenario #2. Cybersecurity is something we are taught in the military. I have worked my entire
career in the logistics department in the Army and cyber awareness is something we are constantly
taught and retaught. How to protect our computer from hackers and using our CAC card and not
to leave our military computers open when we are not present. The policies and procedures on
how to properly attain information or how to send secure emails is a priority to ensure safety of
data.
If I were to lose my computer and account was open, I would contact my tech support and ask
them to cancel my account and let them know I have lost a government official computer. This a
breach of HIPAA and because of the potential security breach and patient information being
unsecure consequences such as loss of job or securities for myself should happen. If the
individual's ethics do not align with the organization, I am working for then there is a definite risk
of security and privacy breach, and I would be at fault for not maintaining my equipment and
following policy guidelines of HIPAA and cybersecurity.
References:
Cyber Awareness Challenge 2022 – DoD Cyber Exchange
HIPAA: Are You Prepared for a Lost Laptop or Smartphone? (n.d.). Www.texmed.org.
https://www.texmed.org/HIPAALostLaptop/
