Describe four ethical issues that arise when storing electronic information about individuals. Individuals trust companies and organizations to protect their personal information. One ethical issue that can arise when storing electronic information about individuals is privacy and confidentiality. If a company gets hacked into and their customers personal information is leaked, that trust is broken and there is a good chance it can never be gained back. The customer then has to deal with the fact that people now have access to their personal information, and the company has a smear on their reputation. Another issue that may rise is the threat of security breaches. Companies strive to have as few security breaches as possible, but eventually breaches will happen. When the breaches inevitably happen, this is where the third ethical issue may arise. The security plan that is set in place is very important. If a breach is detected quickly, it may be possible to stop it without any personal information getting leaked. If a breach is not detected quickly thats when privacy and confidentiality is corrupted. The last issue that may arise is preventing data inaccuracies. Integrity assures that the data is accurate and has not been changed. If a system is breached then data can be changed and it can ultimately invalidate the rest of the data, because there is no way to be sure what has been changed and what hasn’t.

Compare cybersecurity risks in the U.S. and another country. The United States is one of the top countries for cybersecurity. We have some of the top technology to defend against malware and cybersecurity attacks. We are also one of the highest targeted countries in the world. Compared to a country like Sweden, who has the lowest rate of malware infections in the world, we are attacked far more often. While Sweden has good defenses against cybersecurity attacks, they have to use it far less than the United States.