I think it’s safe to say that Maslow’s theory is still relevant today in multiple ways.  It works by covering the needs of humans, from basic survival at the bottom layer, to improving one’s emotional and mental well-being.  Similarly, modern technology has seemingly become a physiological need, one that would align with the very bottom…

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has provided a wealth of information regarding data privacy.  This includes a database that displays the protection status of various types of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in each state.  Types of PII can include paper records, biometric information, medical information, passports, deidentified information, and encrypted information.  Their website also contains a resource…

The NICE Framework has a wealth of information about the various types of cybersecurity work, which applies across the public, private, and academic sectors.  Topics are divided into seven categories, with a combined total of thirty three specialty areas. The majority of the speciality areas that I’m currently interested in are classified under the ‘Operate…

The study of cybersecurity can be enhanced by adhering to the scientific principles of determinism, ethical neutrality, empiricism, parsimony, objectivity, and relativism. Relativism can help cybersecurity professionals understand how things are related, such as when a change in one system can result in changes occurring in other systems, too.  There are a variety of examples…