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System Monitoring of Federal Agents. Stephen Cevallos. System Monitoring. DARPA and Ga. Tech are working to identify agents who might “break bad”. Proactive Discovery of Insider Threats Using Graph Analysis and Learning (PRODIGAL) Works on internal systems, not the Internet. Ethical Process.
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System Monitoring of Federal Agents Stephen Cevallos
System Monitoring • DARPA and Ga. Tech are working to identify agents who might “break bad”. • Proactive Discovery of Insider Threats Using Graph Analysis and Learning (PRODIGAL) • Works on internal systems, not the Internet
Ethical Process • A government agency is monitoring its personnel. • Stakeholders include both DARPA and the govt. employees. • A) Scratch the project B) Finish the project as designed (best) C) Modify the project to be less invasive • A) Not everyone could use the project, unless they had legal permission to be monitoring the person B) People are treated as ends to means.
Ethical Process • A) The people have already given permission to be monitored, so things are “natural”. B) The solution is not completely balanced, but it is meant to prevent future harm. • A) Given the alternative, this solution is the most efficient B) Yes, this will produce the greatest good. • A) I am comfortable with the solution. B) I chose the solution myself. 8. Realism was the most influential alignment.
ACM Code • PRODIGAL does contribute to human well-being. (1.1) • Helps avoid harm to others. (1.2) • DARPA must be careful to obey laws regarding the privacy of government employees. (2.3) • They must also properly use access they have to employee computers. (3.3) • Maintenance must make sure not to access employee files. (3.5)