Week 8 | Discussion Board

The first research question that researchers may address is the impact and evolution of social engineering within cybersecurity spaces. With the increase of social engineering, there has been a noticeable shift in the public’s attitude towards unknown numbers, senders, or others alike. An environment of innate distrust in many spaces, especially in the digital landscape. This distrust has also leaked into other areas of public interest due to the ways in which social engineering is commonly performed, such as impersonation, phishing, and false authentication. Social engineering has also changed the cybersecurity landscape because you cannot have complete security without ensuring proper training for all individuals. Another possible research question is how the advancement of cybersecurity and the increased reliance on technology have changed how warfare is fought. Countries have long understood that crippling infrastructure is critical in stopping an adversary, with the advance of technology and cybersecurity they can now cripple infrastructure without risking their soldiers safety. Adversaries could bring down power grids, take down internet access, or even gain access to dams and their flow of water.  This has created an entire new field of warfare that all countries must participate in if they want a chance of succeeding.