Issues of implied trust in ethical hacking

Georg Thomas; Oliver Burmeister; Gregory Low

Issues of implied trust in ethical hacking

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This paper discusses the issues of implied trust in ethical hacking. Ethical hackers are considered to be professionals and experts in their field. It is well documented that there is an implied trust towards professionals who are entrusted to undertake a task. Like many similar professions, such as ICT and computer forensics, there is no uniform or mandated code of ethics that an ethical hacker must adhere to. Given the nature of hacking and the potential for misuse and access to sensitive and confidential information, the need to ensure professionalism is maintained through ensuring competence and ethical behaviour is critical.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 28th Australasian Conference on information systems (ACIS 2017)
Publisher	Australasian Conference on Information Systems
Pages	1-9
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	28th Australasian Conference on Information Systems : ACIS 2017 - Wrest Point Hotel Casino, Hobart, Australia Duration: 03 Dec 2017 → 06 Dec 2017 https://www.acis2017.org/ (Conference website) https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2017/ (Conference proceedings)

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Conference	28th Australasian Conference on Information Systems
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Hobart
Period	03/12/17 → 06/12/17
Internet address	https://www.acis2017.org/ (Conference website) https://aisel.aisnet.org/acis2017/ (Conference proceedings)

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