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Week 1 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review the<\/strong> <\/strong>NICE Workforce Framework<\/strong><\/a>. Are there certain areas that you would want to focus your career on? Explain which areas would appeal the most to you and which would appeal the least.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are certain areas that I would like to focus my career on, there are a few. The first one would be investigations. I would like to focus my career on this area because I get to investigate cybersecurity events that are related to IT and digital evidence. Like being digital forensics sounds like an excellent job to have since we can collect computer-related evidence to support vulnerabilities. An area that I am least interested in is the oversee and govern category, because I do not see myself providing leadership and direction so people can work more effectively on cybersecurity work. Like being an executive or manager does not seem fit to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 2<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explain how the principles of science relate to cybersecurity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many different principles of science that relate to cybersecurity; relativism, objectivity, parsimony, empiricism, ethical neutrality, and determinism. Relativism can be understood that all things are related to each other. An example can be that the health care system was changed with technological advancements. Objectivity is for the way that scientists study topics in a value free manner. Saying that science does not exist to promote an opinion. Parsimony says that scientists should keep their explanation as simple as possible. Simple is easier to read for everyone. Empiricism means that social scientists can only study behavior which is real to the senses. We shouldn\u2019t rely on opinions to frame our understanding of cybersecurity. Ethical Neutrality is the fact that scientists have to adhere to ethical standards, should police track human behavior through technology. Determinism means that behavior is caused or influenced by preceding events, individuals choose their actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 3 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit <\/strong>PrivacyRights.org<\/strong><\/a> to see the types of publicly available information about data breaches. How might researchers use this information to study breaches?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot of useful information on this site. On this site it shows you the numbers of breaches reported in the US throughout the years and the impacted records as well. It shows us a map of the United States stating the number of breaches in certain states. It also states the different types of breaches and what organizations were hit with the largest impact. Researchers might use this information to study breaches by looking at the number of breaches in a certain area to help counteract the number of breaches. They also can look at the different types of breaches and organizations that were affected to see what can be done to limit the amount of data breaches in the US. The researchers can see that most of the breaches come from banks, that have everyone’s personal information in their systems and can hack into that and get any amount of money as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs and explain how each level relates to your experiences with technology. Give specific examples of how your digital experiences relate to each level of need.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs there are five different levels. The first level is physiological needs. An example that many of us can relate to is if you lose your phone, you\u2019ll start to feel anxious or even angry. The second level is safety needs, like having security. Many of us have gotten some sort of virus on our phones or computers. After this happened most would try and find a way to prevent viruses from getting back into our devices. The third level is belongingness and love needs, like having any type of relationship. Most people use social media to connect with their friends, family, or even partners. The fourth level is esteem needs, like the feeling of accomplishment. You can post something on social media, and you would want positive feedback from others, but sometimes you won\u2019t get that. Everything can affect an individual’s self-esteem. The last level is self-actualization, like achieving one\u2019s full potential. Getting good grades, passing a test, getting a good paying job, having good relationships with others, or even getting to go on this big project for work. All those examples can be someone\u2019s full potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 5<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review the articles linked with each individual motive in the presentation page or Slide #4.  Rank the motives from 1 to 7 as the motives that you think make the most sense (being 1) to the least sense (being 7).  Explain why you rank each motive the way you rank it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After reviewing the many different articles about the individual’s motive these are my ranks of the different motives. The one motive that made the most sense to me would be the motive for revenge. When something happens to us as humans, one of our first instincts is to plot whatever revenge we thought fit. The next motive would be for political reasons, sometimes we can take politics a little too far. People will try to put in their opinions on what should be done in the government and even try to sabotage the results. The third motive would be for money. People could always have more money and there is an attack that is used mostly to get money, ransomware. Ransomware will lock down a system and wait for the company to give them the amount of money the attackers are asking for. The fourth motive to me would be boredom, because if you are bored you will do anything to try to entertain yourself. People will learn how to hack and or code to entertain themselves and then they will see how far they can get before they get caught. Which would lead me to the fifth motive being entertainment, humans will do anything to stop being bored whether that be going outside and playing a sport, playing video games, and even trying to hack into someone’s network and doing crime. The second to last motive in my opinion is for multiple reasons. Crime most of the time has multiple reasons so why wouldn’t cybercrimes not have multiple reasons. The last motive would be for recognition, most of the time hackers will go under an anonymous identity, it only gets revealed after the fact. Even though I put this at the bottom doesn\u2019t mean people don\u2019t use this as one of their main motives, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a main reason someone would try and hack into some companies\u2019 networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 6 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you spot three fake websites and compare the three fake websites to three real websites, plus showcase what makes the fake websites fake?<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fake websites are illegitimate internet websites used to deceive people into fraud or malicious attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n