Journal Entry #8 (Hacking Motives From Social Media)

Social media has evolved into a vital marketing tool for modern businesses. By posting organic content on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, businesses can simply grow their reach, engage with their desired audience, and develop trust. Criminals are adept at mining social media for data, influencing personnel, and exploiting publicly available information to…

Journal Entry #7 (Cyber Security Memes)

Review the following ten photos through a cybersecurity human systems integration framework.Create a meme explaining what is going on in the individual’s or individuals’ mind(s)

Journal Entry #6 (Fake vs. Real Websites)

Here are a list of fake vs real shopping websites and how to spot them. Before making an online purchase, you can read user evaluations on sites like www.trustpilot.com. Trustpilot allows you to read purchasing experiences and reviews from other customers who want to help you make a decision before purchasing. User evaluations are becoming…

Journal Entry #4 (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a psychological motivational theory that consists on a five-tier model of human desires, typically depicted as hierarchical tiers within a pyramid Needs. Individuals at the bottom of the hierarchy must be satisfied before attending to top-level needs.

Journal Entry #14 (Digital Forensic Investigator)

A digital forensic investigator collects and analyzes various types of electronic data that can be presented in the court of law. Most of the work is done covertly, investigators will go on operations that only few people are aware of. Then the work becomes overt once the court gets involved and open investigations are granted….

Journal Entry #12 (Online Violations)

We as a society use the internet everyday. But the some of the things we unknowingly due online can be considered illegal. Innocent things like streaming a new movie in theaters or sharing certain photos can all be considered violations. Here are some of the more serious offenses you shouldn’t commit online

Journal Entry #11 (Bug Bounties)

This module presented six noteworthy discoveries about HackerOne data and the economic model of bug bounties. I learned that we computed the elasticity of hacker supply for the first time in academic literature. Hackers are relatively price insensitive, with a median elasticity of 0.1 to 0.2. Second, I discovered that bug bounties are useful tools…

Journal Entry #11 (Sample Breach Case Study)

The two economic theories that relate to the glasswasher data breach are the rational choice and maxarian theories. The rational choice theory states that businesses will make choices in their best interest (Installing mitigation softwares, setting budgets, problem solving). In this case, the company decided after the breach to hire a cybersecurity firm to remove…

Journal Entry #10 (Emerging national security summary)

In conclusion, this article was about educating our forces and, by extension, our society about the decentralized nature of today’s information environment, the risks that exist, and ways and means for each of us to individually vet the facts and opinions that we digest and allow to shape our beliefs and attitudes. A multidisciplinary approach…