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In this final activity, reflect on your key takeaways from this course and think about how you can integrate these learnings into your work. Write a personal action plan outlining the steps you’ll take to cultivate your ethical competence in cybersecurity. Here are some fictive examples to stimulate your reflection: 1. Incident Response Team Leader…

In this activity, consider an emerging technology that carries implications for cybersecurity. How can we apply the ethical framework of Aristotle – the Golden Mean and virtue ethics – to address the ethical challenges posed by this technology? Here are some fictive examples to inspire your reflection: 1. Quantum Computing Quantum computing, with its potential…

In this activity, we’re going to focus on the experiences in leadership roles or being part of a team. Reflect on these experiences and think about how you’ve demonstrated virtuous leadership or contributed to creating an ethical culture within the team. Here are some fictive examples to help guide your reflection: 1. Leading an Incident…

In this activity, we’ll reflect on any ethical dilemmas you’ve encountered in your cybersecurity work and discuss how Aristotle’s concept of the Golden Mean could have guided you in such situations. If you haven’t faced such a dilemma, consider one of the examples discussed in this chapter and think about how the Golden Mean could…

Let’s now turn our focus inward and consider the virtues we embody in our work. Reflect on the virtues discussed in this chapter, such as integrity, discretion, and technical proficiency. Which of these virtues do you already exhibit in your work? Which virtues do you need to cultivate further? Write down specific steps you could…

In this activity, we’ll reflect on your role within the cybersecurity field. Ask yourself: How do you contribute to ‘the good’ as Aristotle would define it? Are there ways you can enhance your contribution or align it more closely with principles of virtue and societal well-being? Here are some fictive examples to help guide your…

Let’s deepen our understanding of Aristotle’s Golden Mean by reflecting on our own experiences. Try to recall any situations in your cybersecurity work where you faced an ethical dilemma. What were the key considerations that influenced your decision? If you haven’t faced such a situation, imagine a potential scenario and think through how you might…

Cybersecurity is not just about protecting systems from breaches or attacks. It’s also about making ethical decisions that balance individual rights with collective security. Here, we delve into 23 scenarios that highlight the ethical dilemmas within the cybersecurity landscape. 1. Privacy vs. Security: A company develops an advanced surveillance tool that effectively detects potential terrorist…

As part of our introduction to Aristotelian ethics in cybersecurity, let’s reflect on some of your past actions in your cybersecurity work. Try to identify instances where you leaned towards different ethical frameworks: rule-based (deontology), consequence-based (utilitarianism), or character-based (virtue ethics). Here are some fictive examples to help guide your reflection: 1. Rule-based (Deontology) Suppose…