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| author | Giuseppe, Canale |
| author_facet | Giuseppe, Canale |
| contents | <p>The cybersecurity industry stands at an inflection point. Despite global spending exceeding \$150 billion annually and unprecedented technological sophistication, cyberattacks continue to succeed through the systematic exploitation of human and organizational psychology. The fundamental assumption underlying current security approaches—that cybersecurity is primarily a technical problem requiring technical solutions—has proven catastrophically inadequate. We present a vision for the inevitable evolution of cybersecurity from technical vulnerability assessment to comprehensive organizational psychological security. The Cybersecurity Psychology Framework (CPF) represents not an incremental improvement but a paradigmatic transformation that addresses the pre-cognitive, unconscious, and group-dynamic factors that determine security outcomes. This paper argues that psychological cybersecurity is not optional but mandatory for organizational survival in an era where adversaries increasingly exploit the intersection of technology and human consciousness. We outline the theoretical foundations, present a systematic 100-indicator framework, discuss implementation pathways, and propose a research agenda for establishing psychological security as the dominant paradigm for 21st-century cybersecurity.</p> |
| format | Recurso digital |
| id | zenodo_https___doi_org_10_5281_zenodo_17167143 |
| institution | Zenodo |
| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publisher | Zenodo |
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| spellingShingle | The Inevitable Evolution: From Technical to Psychological Cybersecurity Giuseppe, Canale Computer Security Psychology <p>The cybersecurity industry stands at an inflection point. Despite global spending exceeding \$150 billion annually and unprecedented technological sophistication, cyberattacks continue to succeed through the systematic exploitation of human and organizational psychology. The fundamental assumption underlying current security approaches—that cybersecurity is primarily a technical problem requiring technical solutions—has proven catastrophically inadequate. We present a vision for the inevitable evolution of cybersecurity from technical vulnerability assessment to comprehensive organizational psychological security. The Cybersecurity Psychology Framework (CPF) represents not an incremental improvement but a paradigmatic transformation that addresses the pre-cognitive, unconscious, and group-dynamic factors that determine security outcomes. This paper argues that psychological cybersecurity is not optional but mandatory for organizational survival in an era where adversaries increasingly exploit the intersection of technology and human consciousness. We outline the theoretical foundations, present a systematic 100-indicator framework, discuss implementation pathways, and propose a research agenda for establishing psychological security as the dominant paradigm for 21st-century cybersecurity.</p> |
| title | The Inevitable Evolution: From Technical to Psychological Cybersecurity |
| topic | Computer Security Psychology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17167143 |