Question

what is chapter 1, ch 2, ch 3 of Essential Cyber Security book by Josiah Dykstra talking about?

Answer 1

The chapter 1, ch 2, ch 3 of Essential Cyber Security Science book by Josiah Dykstra are talking about:

Chapter 1 provides an introduction to Cybersecurity Science giving a definition for the same, its importance, the scientific method; cybersecurity theory and practice, and Pseudoscience under it; human factors- the roles humans play in cybersecurity science and human cognitive biases; and the role of metrics.

Chapter 2 explains about conducting one's own cybersecurity experiments broadly asking good questions and formulating hypotheses- creating a hypothesis and with security and testability; designing a fair test, analyzing one's results, putting results to work, a checklist for conducting one's own experimentation. Hence, this chapter, in general, discusses the needed prerequisites for conducting cybersecurity experiments.

Chapter 3 explains about cybersecurity experimentation and test environments modeling and simulation, open datasets for testing, desktop testing, cloud computing, cybersecurity testbeds, and a checklist for selecting experimentation and test environment. This chapter provides practical details about experimentation.

All these chapters provide general information about the scientific method that applies across many domains of cybersecurity. They also show light on the basic tenets of science, the need for science in cybersecurity, and the methodology for scientific investigation.