The Principles of Science refer to relativism, objectivity, parsimony, skepticism, ethical neutrality, and determinism.

Relativism means that all things are related in some way. How does this tie into cybersecurity? Well looking at the hardware first. You have a PC and you plugged the power cord into the power supply and powered it on. The PC turns on because all the parts inside relate to one another. Say for example that they didn’t. If none of the parts had been related then you would have pressed the power button nothing would have happened. But how it actually works is the power cord is related to the power supply, and the power supply connects to the rest of the PC.

Objectivity refers to the way that scientific study topics in a value-free manner. Science is not meant to be opinionated. Once it becomes that, you lose all credibility. Objectivity is very important in the cyber world when discussing controversial topics that require research. Should people be monitored while surfing the web to keep security high? How should cyber criminals be punished? How do we keep underage users from visiting adult websites? These are just a few of the many questions asked within the cyber world. All of which need to be looked at from an unbiased way to ensure the most accurate solutions.

Parsimony means that scientists should keep their explanations as simple as possible. I know we have all been there before. Researching a topic you know nothing about but are trying to gain some insight into it. But you come across an article that uses vernacular that you are completely ignorant to. So instead of learning a bit about the topic, you are left more confused than you already were. This comes into play a lot for anything cyber. Just look at IT professionals. When they get a call, they never use complex vocabulary. They always simplify their explanations while still conveying all information.

Empiricism is very similar to objectivity in that it means that the conclusions should only come from observation. Not having an opinionated view on whatever it is being studied.

Ethical Neutrality refers to scientists being required to uphold and ethical standpoint when conducting research

Finally determinism. The idea that everything that happens has some sort of determination before hand. Look at Notpetya for example. The Russian hacking group, Sandworm, released a worm onto the Ukraine network system in order to cripple them. They did so to get the upper hand in the war.