Question

Case Study:

Answer 1

Full question:

Amy walked into her office cubicle and sat down. The entire episode with the blond man had taken well over two hours of her day. Plus, the police officers had told her the district attorney would also be calling to make an appointment to speak to her, which meant she would have to spend even more time dealing with this incident. She hoped her manager would understand.

Based on this case study, what security awareness and training documents and posters had an impact in this event?

Do you think Amy should have done anything differently?

Ethical Decision Making:

Suppose that the blond man in the scenario was someone Amy knew socially. Suppose she also knew he had no relationship to the company and no business being in the building. If Amy chose not to make a report about the event, would she be violating her ethical position?

Answer and Explanation:

Security awareness, posters and training documents create awareness in that they give detailed information on security issues concerning the organization so that individuals are able to perform their jobs securely. The above scenario does not see the active impact of security awareness and this could cause security problem as members begin to ignore security matters and therefore increase risk of security failures.

Amy could have gone to her manager to explain the details and the reasons for her delays and not sit and wait for her manager to ask

In the case of ethical decision making here, this could be a case of informal visitation from someone Amy knows personally. If she feels this might have caused a security breach, she should report and explain the details to her manager or tender a report in the most formal sense.