Graded Homework

For this assignment, you
will define ethics within the context of digital forensics. You will then apply
what you learned to your life, developing an ethical code-of-conduct document.

Scenario:

Your manager has asked you
to create a code-of-conduct document for your organization to give to employees
during their new-hire orientation. In the code-of-conduct document, you are
asked to focus on the sharing of personal or professional data and the ethics
involved in sharing data.

Tasks:

• Create a code-of-conduct document
  with the following:
• Define ethics. Explain what it is
  and how it applies to digital forensics, while also describing ethical
  and unethical handling of forensic information.
• Evaluate current or past news
  events related to each of the four branches of digital forensics: Computer
  forensics, mobile device forensics, network forensics, and database
  forensics.
• Consider topics such as identity
  theft, the Patriot Act, or Wikileaks. Share your thoughts on the major
  themes and ethical concerns and give some insight into how it impacts you
  personally and professionally.
• Analyze current ethical
  considerations and issues.
• Review the following articles:
• When
  IT Is Asked to Spy
• Lost
  Data Tied to CPP Claims: Ottawa Says USB Stick Has Info on Applicants
  for Disability Benefits
• Select two additional articles
  from thislist that illustrate ethical
  considerations and issues. Ideally, you should not have previously used
  these two articles for another assignment in this class.
• Create a code-of-conduct document
  you can use in professional situations as it relates to accessing or
  sharing data. This can be a checklist or bulleted list of “Do and Do
  Not Tasks.” Consider the examples and resources below when creating
  your code-of-conduct document:
• The International Society of
  Forensic Computer Examiners. (n.d.).
  Code
  of ethics and professional responsibility. Retrieved from
  http://www.isfce.com/ethics2.htm
• Barbara, J. (2008). Ethical
  practices in digital forensics: Part 2.
  Retrieved
  from http://www.forensicmag.com/article/
  ethical-practices-digital-forensics-part-2
• The American Society of Digital
  Forensics and eDiscovery. (n.d.).
  Domain
  3 – Ethics and code of conduct. Retrieved from
  https://sites.google.com/site/asdfedorg/domain-3

Note: Your final
product should be a Microsoft Word document, approximately seven to nine pages
in length, incorporating five to seven scholarly sources. Write in a clear,
concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in the accurate
representation and attribution of sources (APA); and display accurate spelling,
grammar, and punctuation.

Submission Details:

• By Monday, March 20, 2017, save your Microsoft Word document as
  M5_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and submit it to the M5 Assignment 2 LASA 2 Dropbox.

LASA 2 Grading Criteria and
Rubric

All LASAs in this course
will be graded using a rubric. This assignment is worth 300 points. Download
the rubric and carefully read it to understand the expectations.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Defined accurately,
clearly, and specifically what is ethics and how it applies to digital
forensics. Described in detail the ethical and unethical handling of forensic
information.

56

Provided
an in-depth evaluation of a news event related to each of the four branches of
digital forensics: Computer forensics, mobile device forensics, network
forensics, and database forensics. Provided an accurate effect of how recent
data changes have modified organizational policies.

64

Completely
analyzed the current ethical considerations and issues. Provided, accurately
and clearly, the implications of current practices related to each issue.

52

Created a
thorough and specific code-of-conduct document to be used in professional
situations as it relates to accessing or sharing data. Included a variety of
tasks that employees should do and not do, as far as accessing or sharing data
is concerned.

64

Wrote in a
clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the
accurate representation and attribution of sources (APA); and displayed
accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

64

Total: