Justin DeLoach
6 March 2024

Relation of Social science principles to Cybersecurity:
I have selected the career path of Digital Forensic Analyst. This specific career path
relies on social science and its principles in many ways. First off it helps with understanding
human behavior, this is due to the meaningful insights that come from understanding these
interactions. Whether it be insights into human behavior or the motivations for one’s cyber
crimes, by understanding how people behave and think online, analysts are able to better
understand the digital evidence they are presented with. Not only does it help with
understanding human behavior but it also helps Digital Forensic Analysts prepare for taking on
the challenge that is social psychological profiling. By understanding the basis of social
sciences, analysts are able to create profiles of suspects of related cyber crimes based on their
digital behavior and footprint.

Cybersecurity Concepts:

Multiple Key Concepts are used within the world of digital forensic analysis to make sure
they can properly make an investigation. After the investigation the results can be used to stop
future cyber incidents before they happen. One of the major ways that analysts utilize
cybersecurity concepts is through their vigilance in incident response. They are able to use their
knowledge of prior or prominent cybersecurity events to create important incident response
measures. This way they are able to properly respond as they have procedures to handle and
contain any security incidents that come their way. Analysts are also able to use the concept of
vulnerability assessment to analyze their networks and figure out where script kittens and
violent invaders get into their frameworks. By adding these cybersecurity concepts into the
analysts day to day inspections, they are able to effectively investigate any issues that come
their way.

Effects on marginalized groups:

The adoption of cybersecurity and the job of digital forensic analysts face several rough
complexities across the board. Due to the limited amount of awareness and education
possibilities available the to populace , the cybersecurity work space in africa are not very
prominent. This is because Africa lacks awareness almost as a whole about the threats that
come along with building a cyber space across their country that is openly available and
protected. Not only that but the resources available to possible cybersecurity professionals are
limited. The financial support and technical knowledge are hard to find. This makes relatively
small organizations have a hard time creating the required infrastructure to protect their digital
systems and online enterprises.

Connections between Society and being a Digital Forensics Analyst

There are plenty of connections between society and being a digital forensic analyst. For
example the social impact that analysts have on investigating cybercrimes is very important.
With their help, things such as identity theft and financial fraud can be looked into properly. And
once evidence is uncovered the analysts are able to identify the people who do these types of
crimes and enhance the public view on their digital presence. Digital forensics analyst also play
a major part in cybersecurity education. Due to their particular role in protecting against certain
threats, they are able to advise against how to interact online and what to put online regarding
themselves. By sharing their insights they are able to educate the public on what risks they are
susceptible to and help empower people to protect themselves against cyber threats.

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