{"id":298,"date":"2026-06-11T20:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/brent-atteberry\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:28:16","slug":"cyse-201s-cybersecurity-and-the-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/brent-atteberry\/cyse-201s-cybersecurity-and-the-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"CYSE 201S \u2013 Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This course addresses the social, political, legal, criminological, and economic dimensions of cybersecurity through a social science framework. Students are introduced to a human-factors approach to understanding cybersecurity threats. 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