Businesses around the globe have transitioned to digitally-focused operating models and in today’s age, data is now our most valuable business asset. According to the CapGemini EMC Big Data report, 63% of the respondents considered […]
CyberSecPsych
Bringing psychology topics to light as they relate to the Darknet and Cybersecurity
Cyber Elicitation
Elicitation has been a topic of increased interest lately, both from the perspective of cyber espionage as well as in our normal, day to day lives. The digital age provides endless arrays of access points […]
Decoding a Cyber Criminal (Part 2)
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS In the second part of our discussion where we decode the various aspects that influence an individual’s path towards becoming a cybercriminal, external environmental factors as they pertain to the family and […]
Decoding a Cyber Criminal (Part 1)
BIOLOGICAL FACTORS Biological factors are those which effect the behavior and function of a living organism. These factors are either inherited, or caused by an event in the organisms life and can be physical, psychological, […]
Ethical Hacker Psychology
Ever wondered about hacker psychology? How do they work? What makes them tick? After attending DEF CON for the first time this past year, this was something I wanted to explore further. Wesley McGrew, Director […]
Dualistic Model of Passion: Hindering Cyber Burnout (Self-assessment included)
“They should study with their passion. The way you have a great career in technology, is you do what you’re passionate about. There is so much demand, there are so many opportunities, there are so […]
Motivation and Self-Determination: Intrinsic Cyber Security
Self-Determination Theory The Self-Determination Theory (SDT) is a major theory of human motivation and personality that is concerned with supporting our natural or intrinsic tendencies to behave in effective and healthy way. It posits that the degree […]
Model of the Teaching-Learning Process in a Cyber Security Context
We sent them to security training. Why are they still clicking? Sole reliance on security training programs have little proven effect of long-term modification on end-user behavior. Experian and Ponemon Institute’s 2016 “Managing Insider Risk […]
Mapping Cognitive Biases in Risk Assessment
Cognitive biases are mental processes that effect our ability to perceive a particular situation based on inputs that we have encountered in the past. They cause mistakes in reasoning, evaluation, or remembering of a situation, […]
The Psychology of Cyber Wargaming
“It’s not if, it’s when!” You may have heard this common phrase as firms across the globe ask themselves if they will ever experience a breach. From government, finance, healthcare, manufacturing and media, no industry […]
