Review the NICE Workforce Framework. Are there certain areas that you would want to focus your career on? Explain which areas would appeal the most to you and which would appeal the least.

The area that appeals the least to me would be Operate and Maintain. The reason being is that under specialty areas it shows Customer Service and Technical Support. I would be fine doing Technical Support within an organization, however I do not see myself getting into a career that relates to customer service since I do not like interacting with individuals who are uncooperative and ungrateful. Areas that do interest me would be Protect and Defend. Also possibly investigate. I have not really thought about Digital Forensics but I can possibly find myself being and to use problem solving and critical thinking that is required in that field. I would also choose Protect and Defend since that is one of the main reasons I chose to major in cyber security since that is what is usually thought of when hearing about this career.

Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and explain how each level relates to you experiences with technology. Give specific examples of how your digital experiences relate to each level of need.

Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests that all humans have needs that exist on a hierarchy. The lower-level needs are usually met first and then the higher-level needs are focused last. The first level is physiological needs and those include food, water, warmth, and rest. Food and water can be ordered online and delivered. Warmth and rest can be found by renting an apartment by looking for available ones online. The next level is safety needs which includes security and safety. I have experienced this by using Ring which uses camera surveillance and also detects if doors or windows have been opened. Next is belongingness and love needs like intimate relationships and friends. Social media can help this out by allowing individuals to socialize and find groups where they share the same interests. The next level is esteem needs like prestige and feeling of accomplishment. This can be obtained through social media where others can get social validation through likes, comments, and shares. There are also sites that can help enhance knowledge and expertise which can lead to accomplishment. The last level is self-actualization which is achieving one’s full potential including creative activities. Technology can be used to express creativity and exploration of interests. Some platforms allow individuals to share their art for anyone else to see.

Review the following ten photos through a human-centered cybersecurity framework. Create a meme for your favorite three, explaining what is going on in the Individual’s or individuals’ mind(s). Explain how your memes relate to Human-centered cybersecurity.

This meme shows how some people might not see how dangerous using public WIFI can be. Individuals could accidently connect to a criminal’s hotspot which can show a fake banking page. When someone logs into that fake page, the criminal will be able to log the credentials used which then results in them gaining access to their bank accounts.

This meme shows an individual thinking they won a free PS5. Instead they fell for a phishing scam and tried logging into a fake page which stole their credentials.

This meme shows how there can’t be a flaw in human factor if there is no humans at all.

All three memes relates to human-centered cybersecurity since all it takes is one person to fall for something and everything could be compromised. It is also the most costly and most avoidable. There are many different scams that humans can fall for like fake websites and phishing so training should be a requirement.

After watching the video, write a journal entry about how you think the media influences our understanding about cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity in movies usually show them using different words to make the scene look dramatic. They might include visuals that don’t happen when actually doing what they are showing. There might be an inaccurate representation of what the film is trying to show with their hacking scene. This can cause people to associate that with the term hacking when in reality it is much different. Media mostly focuses on large scale cyber attacks like data breaches from large corporations or government entities. This impacts how individuals see the severity and implications. It might also lead to individuals to think that they aren’t important enough to become a victim. Media also portrays hackers and nefarious people who lurk in the shadows. This ends up creating stereotypes and misconceptions about what hackers actually are.

Complete the Social Media Disorder scale. How did you score? What do you think about the items in the scale? Why do you think that different patterns are found across the world?

On the Social Media Disorder scale, I scored a two. I found that all of the items in the scale are to be negative attributes to the use of social media. Most of the questions seemed to appear that there is a problem with their use of social media. These problems include withdrawal symptoms, preoccupation, frequency, and consequences. There are many different patterns because there are different factors for everyone. Some places might have different cultures about the use of technology which can influence how much they use social media. Countries where many people can access technology can allow almost anyone to use social media. There is also popularity trends of different social media platforms which can influence usage patterns.

Read this and write a journal entry summarizing your response to the article on social cybersecurity.

Social cybersecurity is becoming necessary due to national security. It focuses on fields like political science, sociology, communication, psychology, and computer science. There is a current rise of information warfare. This is shown with Russia’s propaganda campaigns. Information is being shown as a critical part of national power. Information used to be controlled with print, broadcasts, and televised news. Now information can be shown on blogs, social networks, and social medias. This is where most of the world gets its information from. This can allow anyone to show anything because of the anonymity and the financial rewards by being viral. Individuals now need to fact check everything at the user level instead of the journalist level. Those who grew up where news are trusted are not ready to gather news in an era where anything can be true or false. There is also social-cyber maneuvering. Information maneuvering is manipulation the flow or relevance of information. Network maneuvering is manipulation of an actual network. There is also the rise of bot accounts on social media that can spread malicious content or to manipulate people with false information.

Watch this video. As you watch the video think about how the description of the cybersecurity analyst job relates to social behaviors. Write a paragraph describing social themes that arise in the presentation.

One social theme about how cybersecurity analyst job relates to social behaviors is the trust within social networks. They often deal with protecting sensitive information which requires maintaining trust among users and employees. It also talks about human behavior and the impact it has on cybersecurity. Social engineering attacks is where perpetrators explain human psychology to gain unauthorized access. This shows social behaviors like trust and curiosity that can be manipulated for malicious purposes. It is important to also create a culture of security in an organization. One way of doing this is by promoting cybersecurity awareness and compliance among employees. Cybersecurity analysts involves understanding and navigating social dynamics to mitigate cyber risks.

Read this sample breach letter “SAMPLE DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION” and describe how two different economics theories and two different social sciences theories relate to the letter.

One economic theory shown is the Marxian economic theory. It is based of that those with power exploit those without power for economic gain. The company was breached and disclosed no further details about what was breached. This causes the individuals to not know how severe the data breach is so they might continue on with the service. Another economic theory is that the company provides the information about the breach and the steps to take which can be considered the “supply”. This creates “demand” of further action from the customers. One social theory is Social Identity Theory which can make the notification not only server as information of the data breach, but also make the individual acknowledge their membership in a community of users affected by the incident. Crisis Communication Theory shows how organizations communicate with stakeholders during times of crisis to maintain trust. The breach notification letter shows the communication by promptly notifying affecting individuals of the breach.

Read this article and write a summary reaction to the use of the policies in your journal. Focus primarily on the literature review and the discussion of the findings.

The article shows bug bounty policies and showing its growing popularity as a proactive approach to cybersecurity. Ethical hackers are able to use their knowledge and skills to help enhance cyber resilience by minimizing the risk of data breaches. There is an economic rationale behind bug hunting policies by showing the cost and benefits. Organizations offer financial incentives for vulnerability discovery to help align the interests of ethical hackers of their cybersecurity objects. There is issues with cope definition, vulnerability disclosure, and incentive structures. The effectiveness of bug bounty policies depends on careful design and implementation. There is also ethical considerations surrounding incentivizing hacking. Bug hunting policies can help with crowdsourcing cybersecurity expertise and have a chance to help find vulnerabilities before it can be used by someone with malicious intent.

Andriy Slynchuk has has described eleven things Internet users do that may be illegal. Review what the author says and write a paragraph describing the five most serious violations and why you think those offenses are serious.

The most serious offense I believe on the list is illegal searches on the Internet. This is such a broad statement but it can include searches of illegal content such as child pornography, hiring criminals, and questionable terms like how to make a bomb. Number two would be collecting information about children. Children are very vulnerable and may not fully understand the consequences of sharing personal information online. If they were to share their information, it could potentially lead to various risks like exploitation and online predation. Number four would be sharing passwords, addresses, or photos of others. This is a major privacy concern because some passwords might allow individuals to access very important and sensitive information. Lastly, number five is bullying and trolling. This can include harassment, intimidation, hate speech, discrimination, and cyber stalking. These actions can cause emotional distress, fear, and physical harm.

Watch this video and think about how the career of digital forensics investigators relate to the social sciences. Write a journal entry describing what you think about the speaker’s pathway to his career.

The speaker mentions how there was no courses to study and that the only way in was to be put into it. He started with a small account career and was put into an IT job. He had no clue what digital forensics was but was invited to be part of one. This shows that almost anyone can join that field if they have the interest in doing so. I find it amazing how it is never to late to switch professions if you have the drive to do so. He was moving his way up from being an accountant at a small job to one at a major firm. He basically risked all of that by accepting the invitation to being a digital forensics even though he mentioned that he had no clue what that career actually is besides having the words digital and forensics. Now he has been at that job for over 17 years and never regretted his decisions to follow his desires.