Respond to both peer posts by answering the following questions below

QUESTION: In your response posts, address the ethical dilemmas posed by your peers. Apply one of the five sources of ethical standards from the article A Framework for Ethical Decision Making to justify your response.

PEER POST #1

In this scenario of a cybersecurity audit, the dynamics are influenced by the financial institution’s commitment to safeguarding customer data and dealing with consequences arising from breaches of privacy. The company’s strict policies and previous legal confrontations linked to data breaches establish an environment where participants sense an increased duty to maintain customer trust. Nonetheless, uncertainty arises due to unknown factors related to the potential consequences on the company’s reputation and the effectiveness of a mitigation plan. Participants find themselves grappling with the task of deciphering the delicate equilibrium between legal responsibilities, the necessity for prompt reporting, and the potential aftermath for the company. This introduces intricacy to their decision making process.

The key question is how does this scenario revolves around and how to navigate the ethical dilemma presented by the discovered vulnerability in the financial transactions database. Specifically, would you decide whether to promptly report the vulnerability, aligning with legal and ethical obligations but risking harm to the company’s reputation, or to delay reporting to give the company an opportunity to address the issue first, potentially exposing customers to risks. Depending on your decision makes you consider the conflicting priorities of protecting customer data, maintaining the company’s reputation, and adhering to internal policies.

PEER POST # 2

At a cybersecurity company, an employee diligently carries out their daily duties, checking logs and ensuring the system is running properly and securely. One morning, this employee notices that the files containing employee information, including pay rate, addresses, and social security numbers, is left unsecured on another employees workstation. Taking a look inside, they notice that there is a pay gap between them and their coworkers performing the same tasks. This employee was able to change the records to reflect a “more fair” pay for themselves and their coworkers and told no one. Weeks later, the issue is brought to light and the employee whos’ station was left unsecured was fired.