Ethical Values in Cybersecurity: PPT Presentation PDF

Ethical Values in Cybersecurity Cybersecurity involves complex ethical considerations beyond just security vs. privacy. This presentation explores the key value clusters of security, privacy, fairness, and accountability in cybersecurity. DD by Douglas Doucette Understanding Values 1 Values...

Ethical Values in Cybersecurity Cybersecurity involves complex ethical considerations beyond just security vs. privacy. This presentation explores the key value clusters of security, privacy, fairness, and accountability in cybersecurity. DD by Douglas Doucette Understanding Values 1 Values as 2 Evaluative and Varieties of Deontic Goodness Values represent Values are evaluative different ways of (about goodness), while evaluating what is good norms and reasons are or desirable. deontic (about rightness). 3 Positive Responses Values correspond to reasons for positive responses, like increasing, respecting, or admiring. Value Clusters in Cybersecurity Security Privacy Fairness Accountability Protection against harm Control over personal Just and equitable Responsibility for actions and threats information treatment and decisions The Security Value Cluster 1 Personal Security 2 National Security Protection of individuals from harm Protection of a nation and its institutions 3 Cybersecurity 4 Information Security Protection of computer systems and networks Protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data Is Security Intrinsically Valuable? Instrumental Value Enabling Value Security often seen as instrumental to other values Some argue security is necessary for a worthwhile like personal wellbeing life, making it an enabling value The Privacy Value Cluster 1 Informational 2 Decisional Privacy Privacy Freedom from Control over personal interference in personal information choices 3 Spatial Privacy 4 Bodily Privacy Control over one's Control over access to personal space and one's body property Conceptualizing Privacy Right to be let alone Classic conception focusing on non-interference Limited access Restricting access to personal information Control Ability to decide what information is shared Contextual integrity Appropriate information flows in different contexts The Value of Privacy Intrinsic Value Instrumental Value Privacy as essential for human dignity and autonomy Privacy as protecting against various harms and enabling other values The Fairness Value Cluster 1 Justice 2 Equality Fair treatment and due Equal treatment and process opportunities 3 Non-discrimination 4 Democracy Avoiding unfair bias Participation in collective decision- making Fairness in Cybersecurity 1 Equal Protection 2 Algorithmic Fairness Ensuring cybersecurity measures protect all Preventing bias in equally automated cybersecurity systems 3 Digital Divide Addressing unequal access to cybersecurity resources The Accountability Value Cluster 1 Transparency 2 Answerability 3 Responsibility Openness about actions and Obligation to explain and Accepting consequences of decisions justify actions one's actions Accountability in Cybersecurity 1 Incident Reporting 2 Algorithmic Explainability Obligation to disclose breaches Making AI-driven security decisions understandable 3 Governance Structures Clear roles and responsibilities for cybersecurity Understanding Value Conflicts 1 Practical Impossibility 2 Contextual Nature 3 Design Challenge When it's not possible to fully Conflicts often depend on Conflicts may be addressed realize multiple values specific situations, not through technical or simultaneously inherent to values institutional innovation Security vs. Privacy: A Complex Relationshi Potential Conflicts Mutual Support Extensive monitoring for security may infringe on Security measures can protect private information privacy Privacy enhances security by limiting available Strong privacy protections may hinder security attack vectors efforts Balancing Security and Privacy 1 Targeted Monitoring 2 Data Minimization 3 Privacy by Design Focus on specific threats Collect and retain only Integrate privacy protections rather than mass surveillance necessary information into security systems from the start Privacy vs. Fairness Supporting Relationship Potential Conflicts Privacy can prevent unfair treatment by limiting Some personal information may be needed for fair available personal data decision-making Privacy vs. Accountability 1 Tension 2 Balancing Act Accountability often Determine what requires transparency, information is necessary which can conflict with for accountability privacy without oversharing 3 Institutional Solutions Create trusted third parties or oversight bodies to maintain accountability Security vs. Accountability Security Through Obscurity Need for Oversight Some security measures rely on secrecy, conflicting Lack of accountability in security measures can lead with transparency to misuse or ineffectiveness Balancing Security and Accountability 1 Selective 2 Delayed Disclosure Transparency Share security Release information information with specific about security measures oversight bodies, not after a set period publicly 3 Aggregate Reporting Provide overall security statistics without revealing specific vulnerabilities Security vs. Fairness Unequal Impact Resource Allocation Security measures may disproportionately affect Balancing security needs with fair distribution of certain groups protective measures Fairness in Cybersecurity Measures 1 Inclusive Design 2 Ethical AI 3 Universal Access Ensure security measures Develop unbiased algorithms Provide baseline security work for diverse user groups for threat detection protections for all Value Sensitive Design in Cybersecurity Identify Values Determine relevant values for the specific context Analyze Conflicts Understand potential tensions between values Design Solutions Develop technical and institutional measures to address conflicts Evaluate Outcomes Assess how well the design supports all relevant values Contextual Approach to Value Conflicts 1 Situational Analysis 2 Stakeholder Perspectives Examine the specific context where values Consider how different seem to conflict groups are affected by potential trade-offs 3 Creative Solutions Look for innovative ways to uphold multiple values simultaneously Data Handling Principles 1 Purpose Limitation 2 Data Minimization Collect and use data Limit data collection to only for specified, what's necessary for the legitimate purposes purpose 3 Storage Limitation 4 Access Control Retain data only as long Restrict data access to as necessary authorized personnel only Ethical Decision-Making Framework Identify the Ethical Issue Recognize the values at stake in a cybersecurity decision Gather Relevant Information Collect data on the context and potential impacts Consider Alternatives Explore different approaches to address the issue Make a Decision Choose the option that best balances all relevant values Implement and Evaluate Put the decision into action and assess its effects Transparency in Cybersecurity 1 Clear Policies 2 Breach Notifications Communicate security Promptly inform affected measures and data parties of security handling practices incidents 3 Algorithmic Transparency Explain how automated security systems make decisions Ethical Cybersecurity Research 1 Responsible 2 Privacy Preservation Disclosure Protect personal data in Ethically report security research discovered vulnerabilities 3 Informed Consent Ensure participants understand risks in cybersecurity studies Future Challenges in Cybersecurity Ethics 1 Artificial 2 Internet of Things Intelligence Protecting privacy in Balancing AI-driven increasingly connected security with environments transparency and fairness 3 Quantum Computing Adapting ethical frameworks to new security paradigms Cultivating Ethical Awareness 1 Education 2 Professional Codes Integrate ethics into Develop and adhere to cybersecurity training ethical standards for and curricula cybersecurity practitioners 3 Ethical Audits Regularly assess cybersecurity practices against ethical criteria Conclusion: A Holistic Approach 1 Beyond Security 2 Contextual vs. Privacy Judgment Consider the full range Assess value conflicts in of values in specific situations, not cybersecurity decisions abstract terms 3 Continuous Innovation Develop new technical and institutional solutions to uphold multiple values