How to Study Cybersecurity

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Short answer: mind maps, teaching, homelabs, questions, summaries

Cognitive psychology is the study of how humans process information such as attention, learning, memory, perception, problem solving, and reasoning. Not only does cognitive psychology apply to learning, but all aspects of cybersecurity from behavior to biometrics to social engineering. It is about making sense of human behavior. Does this sound like Artificial Intelligence? Well, cognitive psychology and brain science are the foundations of AI.

Background

Before we begin, I’d recommend checking out the following articles:

Active vs Passive Learning in Cybersecurity

Learning in Cybersecurity (Part 1)