The purpose of this assignment is a critical assessment of a hacking situation presented in the assigned reading using two of the ethical frameworks presented by Quinn for the assessment. Your explanation will include whether or not you perceive ethical/legal implications and/or information technology policy issues that may be outcomes of this situation. In addition, after reviewing the situation, formulate a solution or solutions, which address the situation.

The hacking situation that you will critically assess is whether or not digital self defense should be acceptable or not.

For this assignment the following articles will be the main resources (available at USF library website):

Reinicke, B., Cummings, J., and Kleinberg, J. (2017). The Right to Digital Self Defense. IEEE Computer and Reliability Societies. In: IEEE Security & Privacy IEEE Secur. Privacy Security & Privacy, IEEE. 15(4):68-71.

Link: https://ieeexplore-ieee-org.ezproxy.lib.usf.edu/document/8012293?arnumber=8012293&SID=EBSCO:edseee (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Schnidle, N. (2018). Digital Vigilantes. Annals of Technology. The New Yorker, pgs. 30-37.

PermaLink: http://ezproxy.lib.usf.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsglr&AN=edsgcl.539669720&site=eds-live (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

After reading these articles…

Write the Analysis of the Situations, described in the journal articles: The Right to Digital Self Defense and Digital Vigilantes

Introductory Paragraph (Introduction)

Describe the situation as it is presented in each of the articles, its relevance to cybersecurity and why a situation analysis might be necessary.
Provide an overview of each of the resources you have read, which have been provided in this assignment content and how all of these resources relate to the content of the Situation.

Main Paragraphs (Analysis)

Provide (1) your ideas regarding your perception and thoughts about any ethical/legal implications regarding the situation presented in each of the articles, or (2) your ideas about an alternative viewpoint, that is, there are no possible ethical concerns regarding this situation, or (3) your ideas on another viewpoint you may have;
Substantiate your discussion from the resources provided for this assignment and two of the five workable ethical frameworks reviewed by Quinn;
If you perceive ethical/legal and/or policy concerns with this technology describe your reasons for this position and ideas or solutions for addressing those concerns.
Are your ideas or solutions for addressing the concerns similar to those described in the articles? Explain how your recommendations or solutions might be implemented and/or your ideas about the future development of this situation.
If you do not perceive any ethical issues with this situation describe your reasons for this position and ideas about the future of this situation.
Provide any ideas or recommendations about information technology policy that might be necessary for this situation.

Concluding Paragraph (Conclusion)

Summarize the discussion of your situation analysis.
Reference Page (labeled References)

Suggested length: 4-5 pages PLUS the Reference page.

Essay Details:

Use an essay format with:

A distinct introductory paragraph to describe what you are writing about, establishing the context of the analysis, which is the interview;

Main paragraphs – these paragraphs will comprise most of the essay and contain the main topic content, in this case, the “analysis” questions.

Concluding paragraph this should be an account of what you have learned, observed and/or concluded from the interview.

References this is a list of references (labeled References) on a separate page in correct APA format .

Remember to include APA formatted in-text citations for any resources listed in the References.

Also,

*Use MS WORD as a .doc or .docx document only!;

*Check spelling and grammar – there should be no spelling or grammatical errors;

*Formatting for the text pages should be as follows: 1-inch margins, 12-point font, double spaced, page numbers, and last name in the header.