Presentation
Understanding Cybersecurity Skill Levels through Psychological Measures: Clustering Hackers with Traits Questionnaires
SessionCYB3: Cyber Defense
DescriptionIn the evolving field of cybersecurity, red-team or attack exercises provide invaluable insight into attackers' skills and behaviors. These insights can extend beyond technical ability, including cognitive behaviors, problem-solving approaches, decision-making under pressure, and adaptability. However, participant recruitment for large representative samples of hackers remains a challenge, limiting the discoveries of the psychological traits associated with red-team proficiency. This paper presents an exploratory study on psychological profiles of cybersecurity professionals and hobbyists recruited for a representative study in a Kali Linux environment by clustering results from psychometric questionnaires to correlate traits with basic hacking skills.
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Event Type
Industry/Practitioner Content
Lecture
TimeThursday, October 16th1:50pm - 2:10pm CDT
LocationGrand E/F
Cybersecurity