Title
Mapping the Role of Social Sciences in Cybersecurity Research
Authors
[ 1 ] Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | [ 2 ] Uniwersytet Warszawski | [ 3 ] University Rey Juan Carlos | [ P ] employee
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2025
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- Cyberspace
- Cybersecurity
- Disinformation
- Holism (physiology)
- Non-military threats
- Social media
- Social sciences
- Social security
PL
- Badania naukowe
- Bezpieczeństwo społeczne
- Cyberbezpieczeństwo
- Człowiek
- Dezinformacja
- Holizm (filozofia)
- Media społecznościowe
- Nauki społeczne
- Rzeczywistość wirtualna
- Zagrożenia niemilitarne
Abstract
EN The rapid evolution of cyberspace and the growing engagement of individuals in digital environments have led to a paradigm shift in cybersecurity research towards a human-centric approach. This perspective acknowledges the complexity of cybersecurity threats and their far-reaching impact on individuals, communities and society as a whole. Cybersecurity therefore needs to be studied from a multidisciplinary perspective. With a dataset of 8,330 articles from the Scopus database, this study uses bibliometric analysis and co-occurrence techniques to map the field of social cybersecurity, examine research trends and assess the overall state of cybersecurity from the perspective of social sciences. VOSviewer software was used to create network maps to illustrate the relationships between key terms and to present the advancement of thematic areas in cybersecurity research. The study reveals a significant expansion in the field of social cybersecurity, moving from conventional topics related to cyber threats, such as malware and phishing, to more nuanced areas like social media and disinformation. The analysis of major research themes in social cybersecurity research indicates that cybersecurity has been integrated with various domains such as ethics, psychology, education, and law. This paper makes an important contribution by offering an overview of social cybersecurity research, an analysis of research trends and a roadmap for future research and policy development aimed at protecting the digital ecosystem through a holistic understanding of human factors in cybersecurity.
Date of online publication
19.09.2025
Pages (from - to)
244 - 264
Comments
Bibliografia, netografia na stronach 261-264.
License type
CC BY (attribution alone)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Release date
19.09.2025
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Full text of article
Access level to full text
public
Ministry points / journal
70
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