Week 2 – Journal Entry

In cybersecurity the scientific method helps the research of weakness and the start of countermeasures. Observation includes monitoring systems to identify possible threats, while on the other hand experimentation simulates attacks to find and understand weaknesses. Gathering evidence through analysis helps in crafting more advanced defense systems. To add on to that, the scientific principles of repeatability and falsifiability are very important and needed. Security measures have to be available to re-use across multiple different scenarios. And hypotheses of said feasible threats must be falsifiable throughout testing. This evidence-driven approach is very much needed for adaptation to constantly stop these cyber threats that keep advancing day by day. Another aspect is interdisciplinary collaboration where principles of science come into play. Cybersecurity takes from very diverse places such as psychology, law, and computer science. And by adding knowledge from these fields and disciplines, the foundation of science strengthens the approach of securing digital systems.

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