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BCA Cyber Law & Professional Ethics

bcasemester 7

Unit 1:An Overview of Ethics, Ethics for IT Workers and IT Users

Ethics, Ethics in the Business World, Corporate Social Responsibility, Fostering Corporate Social Responsibility and Good Business Ethics, Improving Business Ethics, Ethical Considerations in Decision Making, Ethics in Information Technology, Managing IT Worker Relationship, Encouraging Professionalism of IT Workers – Professional Codes of Ethics, Professional Organizations, Certifications and Licensing, Encouraging Ethical Use of IT Resources among Users

Unit 2:Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, and Cyber Law

Threat Landscape – Computer Incidents, Types of Exploits, CIA Security Triad – Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Implementing CIA at Organizational, Network, Application, and End-User Level, Response to Cyberattack - Incident Notification Protection of Evidence and Activity Logs Incident Containment Eradication Incident Follow-Up Using an MSSP, and Computer Forensics, Cyber Law, Provision of Cyber Law and Electronic Transaction Act of Nepal

Unit 3:Privacy and Freedom of Expression

Privacy Protection and the Law - Information Privacy, Privacy Laws, Applications, and Court Rulings, Key Privacy and Anonymity Issues - Consumer Profiling, Electronic Discovery, Workplace Monitoring, Surveillance, First Amendment Rights, Freedom Expressions: Key Issues, Social Networking Ethical Issues

Unit 4:Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property, Copyright, Patient, Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property Issues: Plagiarism, Reverse Engineering, Open Source Code, Competitive Intelligence, Trademark Infringement, and Cybersquatting

Unit 5:Ethical Decision in Software Development and Ethics of IT Organizations

Software Quality and its Importance, Strategies for Developing Quality Software, Use of Contingent Workers, H-1B Workers, Outsourcing, Whistle-Blowing, Green Computing