Supporting Artifact 1: Article Review on Behavioral Aspects of Cybersecurity

Analyzed and reviewed an article that stresses the importance of not just technical issues, but behavioral based issues. Helped to inform readers on how to take into account the many aspects of cognition, personality, and bias that affects one’s behavior in the digital world. 

Supporting Artifact 2: Article Review on Social Networking Services and the Fear of Victimization

I wrote an article review on the effects of the level of engagement with social networks and the increased likelihood of cybercrime victimization. Supports the idea that higher SNS usage contributes to a higher risk of cyber victimization. It also supports the idea that a previous experience with cyber victimization causes an increased fear of re-victimization. This article utilized findings from “Routine Activities Theory”, which describes a theory of how crime occurs.

Supporting Artifact 3: Memorandum

Created a memorandum posing as a government official advising the governor about our state’s privacy laws, and how human factors contribute to this.