ACIG<p>What defines the field of social cybersecurity, and how can a human-centred perspective help us understand and counter digital threats?<br>The new book by members of our Editorial Team: Dorota Domalewska from War Studies University, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@agasztold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>agasztold</span></a></span> from University of Warsaw, and Agnieszka Wrońska from NASK – PIB, “Humans in the Cyber Loop: Perspectives on Social Cybersecurity,” maps out the field of social cybersecurity. It introduces a human-focused approach to tackling a wide range of challenges from phishing and radicalisation to disinformation, online abuse, and digital overdependence. Rather than viewing people as the weakest link, social cybersecurity recognises that individuals are active agents who both shape and are shaped by the digital ecosystem.<br>The book shows how emerging technologies and social networking sites influence our emotions, beliefs, and political behaviour and how hostile actors exploit cyberspace through hybrid warfare.<br>Published by with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland under the “Excellent Science II” and “Science for Society II” programs, the book is a valuable contribution to the field of security studies. It demonstrates why protecting the digital world must begin with a deeper understanding of its human dimension.<br>Now available in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> at <a href="https://brill.com/display/title/65157" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">brill.com/display/title/65157</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SocialCybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HumanCentredSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanCentredSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/HybridThreats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridThreats</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/DigitalSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSociety</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/CyberResilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberResilience</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a></p>