• A 3D mixed reality visualization of network topology and activity results in better dyadic cyber team communication and cyber situational awareness 

      Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Kullman, Kaur; Sütterlin, Stefan; Knox, Benjamin James; Engel, Don; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Cyber defense decision-making during cyber threat situations is based on human-to-human communication aiming to establish a shared cyber situational awareness. Previous studies suggested that communication ...
    • Ambiguous Self-Induced Disinformation (ASID) Attacks: Weaponizing a Cognitive Deficiency 

      Canham, Matthew; Sütterlin, Stefan; Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Knox, Benjamin James; Glenister, Lauren; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Humans quickly and effortlessly impose context onto ambiguous stimuli, as demonstrated through psychological projective testing and ambiguous figures. This feature of human cognition may be weaponized as part of an information ...
    • Application of intervention mapping in cybersecurity education design 

      Pirta-Dreimane, Rūta; Brilingaitė, Agnė; Majore, Ginta; Knox, Benjamin James; Lapin, Kristina; Parish, Karen; Sütterlin, Stefan; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Education in Cybersecurity is considered one of the key challenges facing the modern digitized world. Several frameworks, e.g., developed by NIST or ENISA, have defined requirements for cybersecurity education but do not ...
    • Applications of an Online Audience Response System in Different Academic Settings: An Empirical Study 

      Amro, Ahmed Walid; Yamin, Muhammad Mudassar; Knox, Benjamin James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Technology dependent, digitally innate students are joining academia. Consequently, traditional pedagogical techniques for achieving desired learning outcomes are not universally sufficient. Digital clickers were introduced ...
    • Cognitive agility for improved understanding and self-governance: a human-centric AI enabler 

      Knox, Benjamin James; Sütterlin, Stefan; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio (Chapter, 2023)
      Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a catalyst for innovation activity. This chapter looks at developers and entrepreneurs as key human actors forming a performance triad with the AI. Successful exploitation of AI capabilities ...
    • Cognitive Profiles and Education of Female Cyber Defence Operators 

      Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Firth-Clark, Andrea; Knox, Benjamin James; Jøsok, Øyvind; Helkala, Kirsi Marjaana; Sütterlin, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Rapid technological developments and definition of the cyber domain as a battlefield has challenged the cognitive attributes of its operators. In order to meet these demands, higher education programs in STEM (science, ...
    • Cyber Threat Information Requirements for Strategic Decision-Making 

      Tinde, Tiril Ligaya (Master thesis, 2022)
      I en cybertrusselsituasjon må informasjon utveksles på tvers av disiplinære og organisatoriske grenser for å støtte beslutningstakere på alle nivåer. Denne informasjonsutvekslingen er preget av teknisk kompleksitet og skjer ...
    • Cybergenomics: Application of behavioral genetics in cybersecurity 

      Domarkiene, Ingrida; Ambrozaitytė, Laima; Bukauskas, Linas; Rančelis, Tautvydas; Sütterlin, Stefan; Knox, Benjamin James; Maennel, Kaie; Maennel, Olaf; Parish, Karen; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Brilingaitė, Agne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Cybersecurity (CS) is a contemporary field for research and applied study of a range of aspects from across multiple disciplines. A cybersecurity expert has an in-depth knowledge of technology but is often also recognized ...
    • Cyberpower Praxis: A Study of Ways to Improve Understanding and Governance in the Cyber Domain 

      Knox, Benjamin James (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2020:153, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      Powerful effects arriving through cyberspace present real-world shared problems that cannot be foreseen. This thesis acknowledges the modern-day Faustian Bargain of staying digitally dependent, staying vulnerable presented ...
    • Education for Cognitive Agility: Improved Understanding and Governance of Cyberpower 

      Knox, Benjamin James; Lugo, Ricardo; Helkala, Kirsi Marjaana; Sütterlin, Stefan; Jøsok, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Introducing novel techniques designed to scaffold learning and measure performance in military learners being trained to defend computer networks requires alternative education models. This paper presents how methods of ...
    • Gamification as a neuroergonomic approach to improving interpersonal situational awareness in cyber defense 

      Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Knox, Benjamin James; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Hoffmann, Lukas; Sütterlin, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In cyber threat situations, the establishment of a shared situational awareness as a basis for cyber defense decision-making results from adequate communication of a Recognized Cyber Picture (RCP). RCPs consist of actively ...
    • Gender Differences in Psychosocial Experiences with Humanoid Robots, Programming, And Mathematics Course 

      Tilden, Solveig; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Parish, Karen; Mishra, Deepti; Knox, Benjamin James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Introduction: There is a gender imbalance in Computer science (CS) and STEM education and careers where males are more represented. With evolving technologies arising and the need for a more diverse workforce, it is important ...
    • Human-Human Communication in Cyber Threat Situations: A Systematic Review 

      Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Knox, Benjamin James; Sütterlin, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In cyber threat situations, decision-making processes within organizations and between the affected organization and external entities are high-stake. They require human communication entailing technical complexity, time ...
    • Individual Deep Fake Recognition Skills are Affected by Viewer’s Political Orientation, Agreement with Content and Device Used 

      Sütterlin, Stefan; Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Mägerle, Sophia; Glöckler, Sandra; Wolf, Leandra; Schray, Julian; Chandi, Alava; Bursac, Teodora; Khodabakhsh, Ali; Knox, Benjamin James; Canham, Matthew; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      AI-generated “deep fakes” is increasingly used by cybercriminals conducting targeted and tailored social engineering attacks, and for influencing public opinion. To raise awareness and efficiently train individuals in ...
    • The Influence of Team Workload Demands During a Cyber Defense Exercise on Team Performance 

      Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Sütterlin, Stefan; Knox, Benjamin James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Research has shown that cyber defense is dependent on individual functioning as well as teamwork[1, 2]. Research has identified teamwork factors, such as communication and coordination, that increase performance [1, 3], ...
    • A Multidimensional Cyber Defence Exercise: Emphasis on Emotional, Social and Cognitive Aspects 

      Maennel, Kaie; Brilingaite, A.; Bukauskas, Linas; Juozapavičius, Aušrius; Knox, Benjamin James; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Maennel, Olaf; Majore, Ginta; Sütterlin, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Hands-on and practical learning has been key to cybersecurity education and training success. Cyber Defence Exercises (CDX) are a common approach to training, testing, and verifying technical and soft skills. However, ...
    • A Multidimensional Cyber Defense Exercise: Emphasis on Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Aspects 

      Maennel, Kaie; Brilingaitė, Agnė; Bukauskas, Linas; Juozapavičius, Aušrius; Knox, Benjamin James; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Maennel, Olaf; Majore, Ginta; Sütterlin, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Hands-on and practical learning has been key to cybersecurity education and training success. Cyber Defense Exercises (CDX) are a common approach to training, testing, and verifying technical and soft skills. However, ...
    • Neurophysiological and Emotional Influences on Team Communication and Metacognitive Cyber Situational Awareness During a Cyber Engineering Exercise 

      Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Knox, Benjamin James; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Helgetun, Ivar; Sütterlin, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Cyber operations unfold at superhuman speeds where cyber defense decisions are based on human-to-human communication aiming to achieve a shared cyber situational awareness. The recently proposed Orient, Locate, ...
    • The Role of IT Background for Metacognitive Accuracy, Confidence and Overestimation of Deep Fake Recognition Skills 

      Sütterlin, Stefan; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Ask, Torvald Fossåen; Veng, Karl; Eck, Jonathan; Fritschi, Jonas; Talha-Özmen, Muhammed; Bärreiter, Basil; Knox, Benjamin James (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The emergence of synthetic media such as deep fakes is considered to be a disruptive technology shaping the fight against cybercrime as well as enabling political disinformation. Deep faked material exploits humans’ ...
    • Self-regulation and cognitive agility in cyber operations 

      Jøsok, Øyvind; Lugo, Ricardo Gregorio; Knox, Benjamin James; Sütterlin, Stefan; Helkala, Kirsi Marjaana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Reliance upon data networks to conduct military operations presents new challenges to the competence profiles of military personnel. Specifically the increased demand for the new category of military cyber personnel is a ...