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The protoscience of cybersecurity

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I argue that marking a proper distinction between two types of research in the cybersecurity field obviates the present debate concerning a “science of cybersecurity.†Once the terminology has been properly disambiguated, the accurate descriptor for the current state of the practice of cybersecurity becomes apparent: it is a protoscience. Further, once a definition for ‘science’ is specified, it becomes clear that the protoscientific state is capable of trending in the proper direction, namely toward science and away from pseudoscience.

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  • Eric N Hatleback, 2018. "The protoscience of cybersecurity," The Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation, , vol. 15(1), pages 5-12, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:joudef:v:15:y:2018:i:1:p:5-12
    DOI: 10.1177/1548512917737635
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