Transcript Ethics in computer science

ETHICS IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE
Hacking and identity theft
Driverless cars
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Possible benefits?
Driverless cars
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Possible benefits?
Possible dangers?
Automobile hacking
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A research team was able to remotely:
disable the brakes, selectively brake individual wheels on
demand, stop the engine
 Carry out an attack that embeds malicious code in a car’s
telematics unit and completely erases any evidence of its
presence after a crash.
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“We were able to release the brakes and actually
prevent our driver from braking; no amount of pressure
on the brake pedal was able to activate the brakes”
“We discuss the complex
challenges in addressing these
vulnerabilities”
Experimental Security Analysis of a Modern Automobile
Karl Koscher, Alexei Czeskis, Franziska Roesner, Shwetak Patel, Tadayoshi Kohno,
Stephen Checkoway, Damon McCoy, Brian Kantor, Danny Anderson, Hovav Shacham, and Stefan Savage
2010 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy
How does this impact your thinking on
driverless cars?
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Is this different from physically cutting someone’s
brake lines?
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Is this different from physically cutting someone’s
brake lines?
Is stealing someone’s credit card number different
from stealing their wallet?
Is it OK for security researchers to expose
vulnerabilities in existing systems?
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Black hat vs white hat
Identity theft
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You can buy credit card numbers over the internet for
$1-$30 each
How many of you have credit cards?
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Have you gotten a call from the identity protection unit?
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Large data breaches are a relatively small contributor
Phishing, spoofing, skimmers
 Keystroke loggers
 Improperly sanitized ewaste
 Guessing social security numbers from fb info
 Hackers buy malware
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Low-tech: garbage, fake phone calls…
Also: Criminal identity theft
Hacking is really different from writing
code
Grace Hopper
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Invented the first compiler
One of the inventors of the first compiled computer
programming language (COBOL)
Navy rear admiral
Has a Navy Destroyer named after her
Oldest active-duty commissioned officer in the Navy
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-queen-ofcode/