Sherif (2026) examines how artificial intelligence can help cybersecurity professionals turn large amounts of security alert data into useful threat intelligence. The study focuses on matching security alerts to techniques in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. From a social science perspective, the topic can be connected to human decision-making, organizational behavior, and differences in access to…

Cybersecurity is often treated like a technical problem, but people are also a major part of security. Employees make decisions every day that can either reduce risk or create new vulnerabilities. Even an organization with strong security technology can still have problems if someone falls for a phishing message, reuses a password, mishandles information, or…

SCADA, or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, systems are used to monitor and control physical processes. They are commonly found in industries such as energy, water, transportation, pipelines, and manufacturing. What makes these systems different from regular business computers is that they can interact directly with physical equipment. A SCADA environment can include Human Machine…

The CIA Triad is one of the basic foundations of cybersecurity. It stands for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. These three ideas help explain what organizations are trying to protect when they secure information and systems. Confidentiality focuses on keeping information away from people who are not authorized to see it. Organizations can protect confidentiality through…

Ghaleb and Pardaev (2025) examine how workplace and human factors influence whether employees follow information security policies. This connects to social science through organizational culture, human behavior, and trust. An organization’s culture can shape what employees see as normal and expected behavior. Awareness can affect how employees recognize and respond to cyber threats, while trust…