Chapter 1 - Dubious MethodsUsed to Investigate Leaks by Hewlett-Packard Board Members

 Questions:

1. Which issue is more disconcerting- the fact that a board member leaked confidential information about the firm or the tactics used to investigate the leak? defend your position.

 The more disconcerting is the fact that a board member leaked confidential information about the firm because even if you are in a highest position in a company you don’t have the right to leak the confidential information because you already know that it’s against the law. 

2.    Can the use of pretexting to gain information ever be justified? is it consider legal under any circumstances?

 Pretexting is the practice of getting your personal information under false pretenses and it is illegal. For example the pretexters call you and ask you personal information ones he/she what information he needs he will used it to steal your account. 

Chapter 1 CASE # 3 Is There a Place for Ethics in IT?

Questions:

1. Discuss how a CIO might handle Schrage’s sceanarios using the suggested process for ethical decision making presented in this chapter.

CIO must handle schrage's scenarios by orienting them the right process of making a strong decision in a formal in a ethical way. They must give importance the ethical way in the company.

2. Discuss the possible short-term losses and long-term gains in implementing ethical solutions for each of Schrage’s scenarios.

For me, short term fails to meet standard for their businesses they might lose something but a small amount or quantity.  

3. Must business choose between good ethics and financial benefits? Explain your answer using Schrage’s scenarios as examples. 

Business must choose good ethics more than anything else because in the Schrage opinion he said that the ethics had become a buzzword and we all know that ETHICS is important because ethics are important because they give us a baseline for understanding the concepts of right and wrong.