Abstract: The report explores ethical related issues based on the Cyber-attack case of Kevin Mitnick verses the US Federal government. To elaborate on the narration of the case, will discussed it basing on two ethical theories i.e. Consequentialism and Deontology with an aim to justify whether his actions were morally wrong or right or the court system made decision ethically right. To bring our head around the ethical concept we will begin by elaborating the Ethical branches in discussion i.e. Cyberethics and the theories. Ethical branch: • Cyberethics: is the philosophic study of moral, legal, and social matters relating to IOT (internet of things) and technology at large whilst examining their impact against the moral, legal, and social …show more content…
Consequentialism theorem will assess the unauthorized access to be only beneficial to Kevin and according to the theory the act should always be beneficial to the majority thus his act being morally wrong. Deontology theorem would easily argue this as morally wrong. No institution would openly like or rather appreciate their secure files easily accessed. From his acts Mitnick never gained any financial benefits however he claimed to have done it out of Curiosity and as a personal challenge. Therefore would this be ethically right?? Consequentialism theory would view this morally wrong as it would only befit Kevin and non-other. Again no institution would appreciate being hacked siting their vulnerabilities. Out rightly deontology theorem would site this as wrong as its unauthorized …show more content…
While on his probation he got the phone of his parole officer disconnected and altered the record of his case; would this be considered ethical? Consequentialism theory would view this morally wrong as both acts were solely beneficial to him and a personal vendetta against his parole officer. Revenge against his parole officer and altering his case isn’t just morally wrong but it’s also a Criminal act hence this would still not be favoured or viewed as right under the Deontology theorem. Conviction for burgling software from Santa Cruz software Publisher? Theft is not permitted through times known neither would it be beneficial to the majority at large as much as no alteration or financial gains were made from the sourced software hence basing this on both Consequentialism and Deontology theories, none would view it in favour hence it’s not ethical at all. The Court system denying him bail and sentencing him to solitary confinement, was it