The career of digital forensics investigator relates to the social sciences in many ways.  One that comes to mind is that the very definition of social science – the study of people and how we interact with each other, is… Continue Reading →

After reading the article “Illegal Things you do Online” the following are the five most serious violations in my opinion.  First would be using unofficial streaming services as this is essentially theft and yet is a common occurrence.  I know… Continue Reading →

From the journal article “Hacking for good: Leveraging HackerOne data to develop an economic model for Bug Bounties” we learn that evidence supports the assertion that the policy of bug bounties, where third party hackers are compensated for identifying and… Continue Reading →

After reading the Sample Data Breach Notification there are a few different economic theories and social science theories that can relate to the letter.  The first economic theory that comes to mind is rational choice which states that individuals/businesses make… Continue Reading →

In the Youtube video “What does a Cybersecurity Analyst Do? Salaries, Skills & Job Outlook” we were tasked with describing social themes that arise in the presentation.  Some of the social themes that I saw during the video were related… Continue Reading →

We were tasked with reading the article “Social Cybersecurity – An Emerging National Security Requirement” and summarizing a respond to the article.  I tend to agree with the premise of the article that technology in the modern, hyperconnected world allows… Continue Reading →

I completed the Social Media Disorder Scale and I did not score as a “disordered social media user” and this was not surprising as I have made a conscious effort over the past several years to not use social media… Continue Reading →

As we can see from watching the video media offers a very inaccurate portrayal about cybersecurity.  Things that would be quite dull and boring to watch in real life are made more exciting in media which then skews the public… Continue Reading →

I created this meme as a play on how human systems integration and human factor engineering can help reduce errors caused by individual users by simple systems such as automation. In this case the cute puppy forgot to turn on… Continue Reading →

I found some examples of fake websites that attempt to portray themselves as legitimate websites as a way to attract unsuspecting individuals into being the victims of a possible cyber attack. Below are screenshots of three fake websites along with… Continue Reading →