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ork The Space Noodle scam had two parts: (1)
malware written by someone with bad in-
t c trusting a fraudulent text message.
The development and delivery of the mal-
ware highlight the “logical field”
cy ic study the ways that bad
guys use software, AI
tools, and online de-
vices to attack net-
works and network
data. They also de-
velop programs and
machinery, all based on
e “ ir electronics, to protect
against cyberattacks. Luckily,
se he power, learning potential, and extensive,
ap bersecurity measures make for strong de-
fenses against cybercrime.
s ur u w r ien tance of understanding human psychology
and behavior. This “social field” addresses
er online exchanges, whether they start in
an e t form. Here, too, AI complicates things be-
li ct that can seem human, meaning “social”
considerations must extend to both human
vi th y y the thought processes, ac-
tions, and values we bring
ct well as new issues to
do with how AI works.
Teachers, researchers,
government officials,
businesspeople, and law
enforcement are among
those concerned with how
our social, real-world selves
can expose us to online risk.
The school picture hoax happened be-
cause kids got physical access to data in
l a i e f- o, “physical field,” people work on security
controls, creating and guarding spaces
dat eq ect engineers involved in design, to builders
se se ers of technologies used to monitor and
protect physical locations.
LINGER’ ions.
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