Cybersecurity & The Social Sciences

In this course, students analyze the topic of cybersecurity through the multi-disciplinary lens of the social sciences.

Article Reviews:

Papers reviewing different articles and connecting them to the social sciences.

• A Study in Ransomware Severity and the Effect on Organizations: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/a-study-in-ransomware-severity-and-the-effect-on-organizations/

• The Social Impact of Cybercrime Risk Among University Students: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/the-social-impact-of-cybercrime-risk-among-university-students/

Professional Career Paper:

A professionally written paper detailing the penetration testing career and its connection with the social sciences.

https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/the-role-of-the-social-sciences-in-penetration-testing/

Journal Entries:

Short (100 -150 word) entries on various topics in the cybersecurity field and its relation to the social sciences.

• NICE Workplace Framework: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/10/01/nice-workplace-framework/

• Application of the Principles of Science: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/10/01/application-of-the-principles-of-science/

• Benefits of the Study of Data: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/10/01/benefits-of-the-study-of-data-breaches/

• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Cybersecurity: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/10/01/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-and-cybersecurity/

• Ranked Individual Motivators for Cybercrime: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/10/01/ranked-individual-motivators-for-cybercrime/

• Fake vs. Real Websites: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/fake-vs-real-websites/

• Hacking Scenes in Movies Compared to Reality: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/hacking-scenes-in-movies-compared-to-reality/

• The Social Media Disorder Scale: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/the-social-media-disorder-scale/

• The Increasing Need for Social Cybersecurity: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/the-increasing-need-for-social-cybersecurity/

• The Cybersecurity Analyst Career: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/the-cybersecurity-analyst-career/

• Data Breaches and Economic Theories: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/data-breaches-and-economic-theories/

• Analyzing Bug Bounties: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/analyzing-bug-bounties/

• The Severity of Potentially Unknown Internet Uses: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/the-severity-of-potentially-unknown-internet-uses/

• Digital Forensics as A Career: https://sites.wp.odu.edu/samantha-riggs/2024/12/09/digital-forensics-as-a-career/