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KT0302 - Concepts, definitions and terminology
Intoduction to Cybersecurity Governance | KT03: Introduction to ethics and security
What are the 3 concepts of ethics?
Ethics is categorized according to three types of inquiry or study: normative ethics, meta-ethics, and descriptive ethics. The first approach, normative ethics, is an attempt to decide or prescribe values, behaviours, and ways of being that are right or wrong, good or bad, admirable or deplorable.
Determinants of Ethics
Determinants are the sources from which the ethical standard arises. There are multiple determinants of ethics like
Religion
Law
Society
Individual
Knowledge
Time
Consequences of Ethics
A consequence is the outcome of any act. Doing good with proper reasoning (being ethical) has many positive consequences like
Safeguarding the society.
Feeling good.
Creating credibility.
Satisfying basic human needs etc.
However, being unethical has many negative consequences like
Loss of trust.
Nepotism.
Corruption.
Crimes etc.
Dimensions of Ethics
Dimensions of Ethics
Ethics is not just a theoretical science, it has a lot of applications in day to day life. Being multi-dimensional in nature, ethics is divided into four main branches. They are:
Meta-Ethics (Ethics about Ethics)
Prescriptive Ethics (Normative Ethics)
Descriptive Ethics (Comparative Ethics)
Applied Ethics.
Ethics in Public Relationships
Public relationships involve relations which are formal in nature. This can include co-workers, government officials, or strangers. There can be legal or social obligations as well.
Ethics in public relations can come into play at:
Social Ethics – tolerance towards other sections, peace and harmony etc.
Political Ethics – constitutional ethics, national interest etc.
Organisational Ethics – impartiality, honesty, hard work, efficiency, corporate governance etc.
International Ethics – ethics in diplomacy, respecting international treaties etc.
Internal Assessment Criteria and Weight
IAC0301 Definition, principles and practices of ethics and their influence on security within a business ecosystem, are understood