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Representing a Human-Centric Cyberspace

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Abstract

There is a lack of consensus when using the term “cyberspace” [1]. Computers and network devices are prominent in definitions of cyberspace; less common is the essential and inclusion of human users. However, the human user is both implicitly integral to and actively part of the cyberspace.

Cyberspace is often conceptualized as three layers of interconnected networks: social, information and geospatial (physical) [2]. These represent an indirect human element within cyberspace. This is characteristic of related fields, such as cybersecurity, where human-centered research has been lagging behind technological aspects. A model that incorporates the human user in cyberspace is needed to direct future research and improve security and usability (navigation).

A new human-centric model of cyberspace is proposed (the HCCM), with the user as a physical and integral entity, together with recognition of the cognitive representation of cyberspace. It focuses on boundaries and transformation points between objects and spaces and offers a platform for future human-centric research in cybersecurity.

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    Lexico dictionary [32]: “The notional environment in which communication over computer networks occurs”. Collin’s English Dictionary [36]: “In computer technology, cyberspace refers to data banks and networks, considered as a place”.

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The research and Airbus Accelerator in Human-Centric Cyber Security (H2CS) is further supported by Endeavr Wales and Cardiff University. The second author (Dr Phillip Morgan) as Technical Lead, and the first author (Dr Phoebe Asquith) as a Cardiff University Research Associate working at Airbus.

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  2. School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK

    Phoebe M. Asquith & Phillip L. Morgan

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Asquith, P.M., Morgan, P.L. (2020). Representing a Human-Centric Cyberspace. In: Corradini, I., Nardelli, E., Ahram, T. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity. AHFE 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1219. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52581-1_16

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