Determine that it is important for IT professionals and information security practitioners to realize that when their organizations do business on the Internet, they do business globally. This is especially true with the advent of the Internet and globalization of the marketplace.
Explain that professionals who conduct business internationally must be sensitive to the laws and ethical values of numerous cultures, societies, and countries.
Stress the facts that there are few international laws applicable to privacy and information security, but the ones that exist are limited in their enforceability. This can potentially create challenges and or issues for an organization that is located in multiple countries.