Musleh Al-sartawi,A. Sanad ,Z. Shehadeh, M. Binsaddig, R. (2025). Cybersecurity and banks performance: Evidence from gulf cooperation council. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 19(1), 1-18 The article study looks at banks in the gulf cooperation and its financial performance related to cybersecurity practices. It looked at the number of clients and what happens with their trust after security breaches. This showed that the better the cybersecurity, the more clients

Career Paper: Penetration Testing Gary Hensley August 9, 2026 Old Dominion University CYSE201S Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences Professor Matthew Umphlet Penetration testers perform ethical hacking as a form of auditing a system to report software weaknesses. Pen testers don’t only need to have technical skills but also critical thinking and social science skills. The Bureau of Labor Statistics places penetration testing in the duties of information security analyst

Controlling Cyber Crime through Information Security Compliance Behavior: Role of Cybersecurity Awareness, Organizational Culture and Trust in Management Gary Hensley Old Dominion University CYSE201S Cybersecurity and the Social Sciences Professor Matthew Umphlet August 02, 2026 The article researched employees in a company and how cybersecurity awareness was influenced by culture and trust in management. This relates to some social science principles like sociology, psych

Journal 14: Digital Forensics and Social Sciences Gary Hensley 8/16/26 The field of digital forensics is one of many different fields in the cybersecurity space. After watching the video of Davin Teo talking about his career in Digital Forensics, he uses many tools for collecting, analyzing, and reporting that can be used in investigations. It is connected to the social sciences because the field investigates people and patterns in the data they collect. The speaker discuss

Journal 12: Illegal Things Internet Users May Be Doing Gary Hensley 08/02/26 There are many great uses for the internet, and it is a great tool for our everyday life. Andriy Slynchuk wrote an article titled " 11 Illegal Things You Unknowingly Do on the Internet. Going over eleven things that you didn’t know put yourself at risk and what you can do to protect yourself. It's for new and seasoned internet users to keep in mind that the internet can be a dangerous place and you

Journal 11.2: Bug Bounty Policies Gary Hensley 07/26/26 In the article Hacking for good: Leveraging HackerOne data to develop an economic model of Bug Bounties. They looked bug bounty programs and how they fit in the cybersecurity field and if there is a benefit. This gives options for jobs and for companies as an alternative way of finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Programs like bug bounties are a cost effective option for companies to allow ethical hackers to do pene

Journal 11.1: Data Breach Notices Gary Hensley 07/26/26 How does a data breach letter connect to social science and economics? Getting a notice does it affect your habits with that company or others? When a company sends out a data breach notice, it puts a spotlight on them, and depending on the info, it affects the consumer. Companies are required to inform people affected by data breaches. Economically, this can affect the company, depending on the size and information st

Journal 10: National Security and Social Cybersecurity Gary Hensley 07/19/2026 The cyber world has changed, and its reach is almost endless. It has importance in modern warfare. Technology enables state and nonstate actors to affect warfare through social media. The use of bots to spread information faster. Governments must keep up with fast changes and adapt. In early warfare, events, information blitzkrieg, and propaganda strategies were used, where you had to be closer t

Journal 10: Cybersecurity Analyst and the Link to Social Behaviors Gary Hensley 7/19/2026 A job in the field of cybersecurity analyst can be a starting point in your career. It is usually an entry level job that is in high demand. All forms of companies look for these jobs, from governments to churches. The job is linked to social behaviors due to the people in the company on the network, and the biggest risks tend to come from the people. As a cyber analyst, you don’t just

Technology touches everything we do and use. In the early days, the media and Hollywood portrayed a technological world as a very futuristic, endless ability. It has influenced how we see the cyber world. The media influences how we see and understand cybersecurity through its depictions of cybercrime and hacking. Hacking or cyber attacks shown in movies is more dramatized. They will include real aspects of hacking or fighting back against hacking but real world hacking is n

Journal 6 Gary Hensley 07/4/2026 Cyber attacks and hacking are not new but are getting larger and talked about more. It is depicted more and more in Hollywood. I had many ideas about what hacking looked like growing up. A lot of my thoughts on hacking came from what I saw in movies and reported in the news. Studying cybersecurity and just personal interest research has shaped how I look at the cyber world today. Most of my interest in the cyber world came from movies.

Journal 5 Gary Hensley 06/28/2026 In the world of cybercrimes everyone has different motives for committing their actions. Some main reasons include money, revenge, politics, or entertainment. After looking at some articles looking into the reasons why people commit crimes, I'm going to rank seven of the motives that make the most sense. The motives I'll be looking at are entertainment, politics, revenge, boredom, recognition, money, and multiple reasons. At number one, I

Journal 4 Gary Hensley 06/21/2026 Maslow created the hierarchy of needs. A triangle divided into levels. At the bottom of the triangle are physiological needs, which form the base. As you move up the triangle, you have safety needs, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization at the top. It is the thought that every human has needs. We work towards the top, not always making it to the top. Our behavior is dictated by the needs we strive for, and as we change our needs, t

Journal 3 Gary Hensley 06/06/2026 The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse website is a source of information about data breaches. The reports provided who was breached and how it occurred (PrivacyRights Clearinghouse, 2026). Reports are able to tell what data was breached and the type of breach, with the location of the most affected areas. Reports can be a great tool for cybersecurity studies, allowing one to see past and current trends. In the social sciences, many branche

Journal 2 Gary Hensley 06/01/2026 In the world of the social sciences, it is regarded as scientific as any other science. We can apply scientific principles to the study of cybersecurity. The principles we can look at are relativism, objectivity, parsimony, empiricism, skepticism, ethical neutrality, and determinism. Starting with relativism. It is the idea that everything is linked in a form. This can be seen with technology and its fast growth. The birth of the internet

Journal entry 1 Gary Hensley 05/24/26 The NICCE framework for cybersecurity gives you work role categories common for cybersecurity. It groups work fields that someone can be accountable for. This can give you a path to what work each field plays a part in and the skills needed. It is a great tool to help start your career search. Rather, you are looking for design and development, oversight and governance, etc you can find the building blocks needed to start. Looking over