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Cybersecurity is fundamentally about human behavior. Technology doesn’t attack by itself; people do. People make mistakes, fall for scams, and ignore policies or find workarounds. Cybersecurity uses psychology, sociology, and behavioral science to design defenses that match real human behavior.

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Security policies are social systems, not just technical rules. Organizations succeed or fail at security based on culture, incentives, and power structure. This is where your strength, connecting organizational patterns, really shines; security is a social ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cyberthreats are shaped by politics, economics, and society. It’s tied to Geopolitics, Economics, Law and Policy, and Social movements. Social science provides the frameworks to understand these broader forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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