Bathsheba syndrome ✔✔The moral corruption of people in power, which is often facilitated by a
tendency for people to look the other way when their
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code of ethics ✔✔A statement that highlights an organization's key ethical issues and identifies
the overarching values and principles that are important to the organization and its decisionmaking.
corporate compliance officer
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corporate ethics officer ✔✔A senior-level manager who provides an organization with vision and
leadership in the area of business conduct.
corporate social responsibility (CSR) ✔✔The concept that an organization should act ethically by
taking responsibility for the impact of its actions on its shareholders, consumers, employees,
community, environment, and suppliers.
ethics ✔✔A code of behavior that is defined by the group to which an individual belongs.
integrity ✔✔Adherence to a personal code of principles.
law ✔✔A system of rules that govern what we can and cannot do.
morals ✔✔The personal principles upon which an individual bases his or her decisions about what
is right and what is wrong.
problem statement ✔✔A clear, concise description of the issue that needs to be addressed.
social audit ✔✔A process whereby an organization reviews how well it is meeting its ethical and
social responsibility goals and communicates its new goals for the upcoming year.
software piracy ✔✔A form of copyright infringement that involves making copies of software or
enabling others to access software to which they are not entitled.
supply chain sustainability ✔✔A component of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that focuses
on developing and maintaining a supply chain that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
stakeholder ✔✔Someone who stands to gain or lose, depending on how a particular situation is
resolved.
vice ✔✔A habit of unacceptable behavior.
virtue ✔✔A habit that inclines people to do what is acceptable.
advanced persistent threat (APT) ✔✔A network attack in which an intruder gains access to a
network and stays there - undetected - with the intention of stealing data over a long period of time
(weeks or even months).
antivirus software ✔✔Software that scans for a specific sequence of bytes, known as a virus
signature, that indicates the presence of a specific virus.
blended threat ✔✔A sophisticated threat that combines the features of a virus, worm, Trojan horse,
and other malicious code into a single payload.
botnet ✔✔A large group of computers, which are controlled from one or more remote locations
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