Select four other majors offered by ODU and explain how those majors relate to cybersecurity.
Four majors that are related to cybersecurity offered by Old Dominion University will be Criminology, Information Systems & Technology, Computer Science, and Sociology. Although there are many other majors that relate to cybersecurity since it’s an interdisciplinary field of study. With that said in a way all these majors follow the same idea of a cybersecurity process which is identified as “Identifying Risk, then Developing Security, then Assess Effectiveness, then Re-identify Risk, then Strength Security.” (Powerpoint/ Video) It may not be exactly worded the same exact way but all of these majors follow a set of guidelines and activities to achieve a desired outcome. Also all these majors aid in stragises or ideas for cybersecurity, implementing elements from each major to defeat cyber threats/risks.
Criminology is “Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals and their motivations for criminal behavior” ( Arboleda-Flórez, 2001). Cybersecurity relates to criminology because they both focus on crime, and why certain individuals commit the crime. Criminology focuses on any type of crime and crime as a whole but cybersecurity focuses on cyber crime such as hacking, viruses, etc.
With Information Systems & Technology they are related through system implementations. IT is “the use of any computers, storage, networking and other physical devices, infrastructure and processes to create, process, store, secure and exchange all forms of electronic data.”(Castagna, 2021) and cybersecurity help identify threats to those systems and use the same type of systems.
Computer Science “Computer science focuses on the development and testing of software and software systems.”(MichiganTech, 2023) The relation to cybersecurity is to protect those softwares that were developed from digital threats and attacks.
Finally Sociology “ is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts.”(Case Western Reserve) Since sociology is the study of society, technology plays a major role since it is a part of their daily lives. Human behavior in a way shapes security measures and how to conduct cybersecurity. Understanding why certain individuals commit certain acts and develop security to combat those acts.
Castagna, R., & Bigelow, S. J. (2021, August 5). What is information technology? definition and examples. Data Center. https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/definition/IT
Michigan Technological University. (2023, November 2). What is computer science? https://www.mtu.edu/cs/what/#:~:text=Computer%20science%20focuses%20on%20the,the%20basis%20of%20all%20software.
What is sociology?. Department of Sociology. (n.d.). https://sociology.case.edu/what-is-sociology/#:~:text=Sociology%20is%20the%20study%20of,people%20interact%20within%20these%20contexts.
Criminology. Criminology – an overview | ScienceDirect Topics. (n.d.). https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/criminology#:~:text=Criminology%20is%20the%20scientific%20study,their%20motivations%20for%20criminal%20behavior.