Author: hcara002

Journal 10.1: Cybersecurity Analysts and Social Themes

Watch this video. As you watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYtmuHbhmS0, think about how the description of the cybersecurity analyst job relates to social behaviors. Write a journal entry describing social themes that arise in the presentation.

Journal 8: Misconceptions of Cybersecurity by Media

After watching the video, write a journal entry about how you think the media influences our understanding about cybersecurity. Has this understanding changed over time? What is different in the older pieces of media vs more current media?

Journal 6: Misconceptions Surrounding Cybersecurity

We have many misconceptions about cybersecurity. Here, hackers tell you about some of our misconceptions. What personal misconceptions did you have before you started to study cybersecurity? Have those been proven right or wrong?

Write-Up: The Human Factor

As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), realizing that you have a limited budget (the amount is unimportant), how would you balance the tradeoff of training and additional cybersecurity technology?  That is, how would you allocate your limited funds?  Explain your reasoning.

Write-Up: Attacks on Availability

What is an “attack on availability”? Describe a recent example of such an attack. Discuss the broader implications of these attacks on organizations and users.

Journal 5: Motives for Cyber Offending

Review the articles linked with each individual motive. Rank the motives from 1 to 7 as the motives that you think make the most sense (being 1) to the least sense (being 7). Explain why you rank each motive the way you rank it.

Cybercrime Theories

Identify which theories you think best explain cybercrime and discuss what you like about that theory.