Psychosocial Dynamics of Cyber Security

This new volume, edited by industrial and organisational psychologists, examines the critical topic of cyber security work in the US and around the world. Contributors include experts in industrial and organisational psychology, human factors, computer science, economics, and applied anthropology. The book proposes that employees in cyber security professions must maintain focus over extended periods, make decisions with incomplete information that can strain cognitive capacity, contend with stress and fatigue, and frequently collaborate in team settings and multiteam systems. Consequently, psychosocial dynamics become a crucial driver of cyber security effectiveness.

Chapters in Psychosocial Dynamics of Cyber Security embrace a multilevel perspective, addressing the individual, team, and multiteam system levels. They describe cognitive, affective, and behavioural inputs, processes, and outcomes at each level. The chapters also feature contributions from both research scientists and cyber security policy-makers/professionals, fostering a strong scientist-practitioner dynamic. The editors aim to inform both theory and practice concerning the psychosocial dynamics of cyber security work.