The five most serious violations are sharing passwords/addresses/photos of others, bullying and trolling, faking your identity online, collecting information about children, and illegal searches on the internet. These stand out because they directly endanger people rather than just violating copyright… Continue Reading →

The article “Hacking for Good: Leveraging HackerOne Data to Develop an Economic Model of Bug Bounties” by Kiran Sridhar and Ming Ng (2021) provides an insightful look at how bug bounty policies function within both economic and social science frameworks…. Continue Reading →

The “Sample Data Breach Notification” letter from the Montana Department of Justice demonstrates how both economic and psychological factors influence how organizations communicate with the public after a security incident. From an economic perspective, two major theories are clearly relevant…. Continue Reading →

In the role of a cybersecurity analyst you see that communication and trust are central social themes. The analyst must not only monitor technical systems but must work across teams, explain risks to non-technical coworkers, and rely on others to… Continue Reading →

I find this article timely and valuable, especially because of its focus on the social dimension of cyber threats, which is often under-emphasized in typical cybersecurity discussions. It reminds us that many cyber threats aren’t just about systems being hacked,… Continue Reading →

After taking the social media disorder scale, I found myself with only 1 yes. This indicates normative social media usage. For the items in the scale, I found that they are quite straightforward and behaviorally anchored. They map nicely onto… Continue Reading →

The video underscored some of the dramatic, urgent aspects of cybersecurity, data breaches, ransomware, nation-state hacking, and identity theft. The media loves these stories because they’re inherently attention grabbing. There’s conflict, danger, new technology, potentially devastating consequences. These narratives serve… Continue Reading →

When the meeting was supposed to be 30 minutes…and you’re on hour 2 still trying to figure out what the topic actually is. This ties to the human-centered cybersecurity idea as it shows the importance of effective security trainings and… Continue Reading →

In today’s digital world, it’s become alarmingly easy to fall for fake websites that are designed to steal personal information or trick users into giving up sensitive data. For this week’s discussion, I researched examples of fake websites and compared… Continue Reading →

After reviewing the assigned articles, I ranked hacker motivations from least to most understandable based on how much sense they make from the attacker’s point of view, not on legality or ethics. I ranked boredom as the least understandable. Causing… Continue Reading →