l T-Mobile LTE 8:17 PM Case study 1 Leslie is a cybersecurity consultant approac

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l T-Mobile LTE 8:17 PM Case study 1 Leslie is a cybersecurity consultant approached by a new startup, BioHack, which plans to develop a revolutionary but controversial new consumer product: a subdermal implant that will broadcast customers personally identifying information within a 10-foot range, using strong encryption that can only be read and decrypted by intended receivers using special BioHackdesigned mobile scanning devices. Users will e able to choose what kind of information they broadcast, but two primary applications will be developed and marketed initially The first will broadcast credit card data enabling the user to make purchases with the wave of a hand. The second will broadcast medical data that can notify emergency first responders of the users allergies, medical conditions, and current medications The proprietary techniques that BioHack has developed for this device are highly advanced and must be tightly secured in order for the company's future to be viable However, BioHack's founders tell Leslie that they cannot presently afford to hire a dedicated in-house cybersecurity team, though they fully intend to put one in place before the product goes to market. They also tell Leslie that their security budget is limited due to the immense costs of product design and prototype testing,

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#What risks of ethically significant harm, as defined are involved in this case?

Some of the risks that could harm are:

Identity theft:
Personally identifying information is stolen and used to impersonate victims
in financial transactions.

Network intrusions can be used to obtain sensitive information about
individuals and their activities that can be used for the purposes of
blackmail and other forms of unethical illegal manipulation of people’s will.

Harms to property:
Harms to Property is targeted through cyberintrusions that seek to misappropriate
electronic funds, steal intellectual property, obtain bank account numbers, credit card numbers and
passwords etc and cause damage to an individual or organization’s digital or
physical property.

#Who could be harmed if Leslie makes poor choices in this situation, and how?

Organization BioHack and their clients or customers can be harmed.

#What potential benefits to others should she consider in thinking about BioHack's proposal?

Usability : Flexibility of digital payments. The product makes digital payment easy with just wave of a hand.
Life interests : Potential life saving notifications by the product to provide notifications about the medical conditions etc.

#What are three questions that Leslie should ask about the ethics of her involvement with BioHack before deciding whether to accept them as clients?

can he ever justify exposing others to a greater risk of a breach for my own personal profit?
How do he balance competing duties to the employer,clients etc?
What levels of care must he take to perform the role responsibly?

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