Old Dominion University
Law & Ethics / PHIL 355E
Cybersecurity Ethics examines the moral questions raised by the tools and institutions I am training to work inside: privacy, surveillance, data collection, whistleblowing, and the professional duties that come with access. This page collects the reflective writing assignment for the course along with the case analyses I consider my strongest and most relevant work.
Reflective Writing Assignment
Reflective EssayEthics of Computing & Information Technology
A reflection on how data privacy, the attention economy, and professional whistleblowing reshaped my view of technology as a moral arena rather than a neutral tool.
View Document →Selected Case Analyses
Rather than posting every assignment from the semester, I selected the analyses that best match my pathway through the Cybersecurity program, speak to the work employers actually hire for, and represent my strongest writing.
Collateral Murder & Whistleblowing
Chelsea Manning's release of the 2007 Baghdad gun-camera footage, evaluated through rational loyalty, the ethics of care, and utilitarianism.
Why this one: Chosen because whistleblowing, classification, and insider disclosure sit at the center of a security practitioner's daily judgment calls.
Read case analysis →Case AnalysisProfessional Ethics & the Code I'm Still Ashamed Of
Bill Sourour's deceptive pharmaceutical quiz, evaluated through professional codes of ethics, Armstrong's account of moral disengagement, and act utilitarianism.
Why this one: Chosen because 'just following requirements' is the failure mode behind most harmful and insecure systems — and refusing it is part of the job.
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