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BITM IT Ethics and Cybersecurity

bitmsemester 6

Unit 1:An Overview of Ethics

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.

Unit 2:Ethics for IT Workers and IT Users

Managing IT Worker Relationship. Encouraging Professionalism of IT Workers. Encouraging Ethical Use of IT Resources among Users. Key Privacy and Anonymity Issues. Social Networking Ethical Issues.

Unit 3:Intellectual Property

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

Unit 4:Ethical Decision in Software Development and Ethics of IT Organizations

Software Quality and its Importance. Strategies for Developing Quality Software. Use of Contingent Workers. Outsourcing. Whistle-Blowing. Green Computing.

Unit 5:Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

Introduction to Cyberspace and Cybersecurity. Cybersecurity Perspectives. Key Development Areas and their impacts on the ever-evolving nature of Cybersecurity: Technological Changes, Economic Model Shifts, and Outsourcing. Risks Cybersecurity Mitigates. Common Cyberattacks. Poisoned Web Service Attacks. Network Infrastructure Poisoning. Technical Attack Techniques. Cyberattackers and Their Colored Hats.

Unit 6:Personal Cybersecurity

Evaluating Your Current Cybersecurity Posture: Home Computer, Mobile Devices, Internet of Things (IoT) Devices. Enhancing Physical Security. Cybersecurity Considerations When Working from Home. Securing Your Accounts. Passwords.

Unit 7:Social Engineering and Cyber Terrorism

Introduction. Need for Social Engineering. Reasons for Social Engineering Attack. Understanding the Implications. Building Trust. Exploiting the Relationship. Performing Social Engineering Attacks. Social Engineering Countermeasures. Preventing Social Engineering Attacks. Cyber Terrorism. Types of Cyber Terrorism. Effects of Cyber Terrorism in Infrastructure. Countering Cyber Terrorism.

Unit 8:Digital Forensics

Introduction. Computer Forensic to Digital Forensics. Stages of Digital Forensic. Role of Digital Evidence. Methods and Lab. Collecting, Seizing and Protecting Evidence. Recovering Data. Mobile Forensics. Legal Aspects of Digital Forensics. Cyber Forensics in Nepal.

Unit 9:Cyber Law in Context of Nepal

Cyber Law in Context of Nepal. Legal Perspective of Cybercrime. Electronic Transaction Act. Electronics Transaction Rules. IT Policy. Information Security and Policies.