Workplace Scenario ${?}^1$

David Anderson, a "security expert" for a midsize company is in charge of making sure the

corporate database is secure from hackers. To achieve this task, he is assigned the job of trying

to hack into the system. While doing this job, he discovers a colleague, named Henry Jones, has

left open several "back doors" to secure systems to make his personal access to the system

$($which he is entitled to$)$ significantly easier. These back doors enabled the colleague to access

all the servers without having to enter a user name and$/$or password. Because these back doors

would also allow anyone who hacks the colleague's machine access to the secure servers, they

are a clear violation of corporate policy. What should David do$?$ What should happen to

Henry?

After considering the scenario above, consider this additional fact. This is not the first time

Henry has been accused of creating back doors to give himself access to the server. He has been

told about this before, so reporting him to his supervisor will most likely result in his

termination. Does this change your position?

${?}^1$ This scenario was written by Donna Hiestand$-$Tupper, Department of MATH, Community

College of Baltimore County.

Step $4$: Your assignment is to write a brief analysis $(2-3$ pages$)$ using specific clauses in the

Code to justify your position. Identify the stakeholders, up to four relevant clauses and propose

actions to be taken by the characters. Research and describe any legal issues that may transpire

because of this activity. Explore tradeoffs and possible results of various actions. Refer to

Gotterbarn and Miller $[1]$ for three e xamples of applying the Code to an ethical dilemma. Please make know the stakeholders, relevant causes, analysis of the situation using the cited clauses as justification for your position, and proposed action by Explain what actions you think should be taken and by whom.