Watch this video. As you watch the video, think about how the description of the cybersecurity analyst job relates to social behaviors. Write a paragraph describing social themes that arise in the presentation.
The main social theme that arises involves digital defense, specifically the combination of cybersecurity and digital defense as a social theme. Some of the responsibilities of a cybersecurity analyst, as described in the video, are being the front-line defenders of the network, responding to incidents of phishing attacks (or various cyberattacks in general), training individuals for increased user awareness, patching computers, etc. There was a study in a past module for the current CYSE201S course that described how individuals that work in cybersecurity are typically less trusting than other fields that could make the following statement seem a bit contradicting, but that level of trust typically comes from a place of critical analysis rather. As a cybersecurity analyst is the front-line of defense for a network, they will have to have increased levels/ability of collaboration, or to collaborate. It won’t be possible to get the job done effectively without this skill. Under the same umbrella of cybersecurity and digital defense, as well as a responsibility that is included in the duties of a cybersecurity analyst, cybersecurity awareness/education is another social theme that will always exist as long as technology and the internet/any type of ability to connect to that technology exists. Raising cyber awareness is a necessity for keeping individuals up to date with the best practices for keeping themselves and the network they occupy safe, and in turn keeping others safe on that network as well. All in all, the social theme of digital defense emphasizes the critical role of a cybersecurity analyst in this day and age in their various duties/responsibilities.
