North Korea and the Sony Hack

North Korea and the Sony Hack

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Select one of the following case studies from the Study Materials for this module to analyze for this discussion forum:
• North Korea and the Sony Hack
• Hackers Gain Direct Access to U.S. Power Grid Controls
• Foreign Economic Espionage in Cyberspace

Greenberg, A. (2017, September 6). Hackers gain direct access to U.S. power grid controls. WIRED.

Haggard, S., & Lindsay, J. R. (2015). North Korea and the Sony hack: Exporting instability through cyberspace. AsiaPacific Issues (117).

National Counterintelligence and Security Center. (2018). Foreign economic espionage in cyberspace.

Then respond to the following:
• What ethical issues relate to the cybersecurity threat discussed in the case study?
• How do you see the importance of applying a deontological or consequentialist approach to addressing cyber threats that transcend national boundaries not only now, but into the future?
• How might a pluralist approach to ethics be employed to further develop and implement an effective international agreement on cyber norms?