Each person should list one cognitive bias (anchoring, for example) that is mentioned or referred to in the readings for this week. Define it (you can Google for additional definitions), and provide an example of how this bias might come into play in a digital security or privacy scenario.

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Angelo Hayden

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2 July, 09:24

Each person should list one cognitive bias (anchoring, for example) that is mentioned or referred to in the readings for this week. Define it (you can Google for additional definitions), and provide an example of how this bias might come into play in a digital security or privacy scenario.

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One example of cognitive bias is the confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor and recall information in a way that confirms or strengthens one's prior personal beliefs or hypothesis. Confirmation bias can prevent one from considering other information when making decisions since they tend to only see factors that support their personal beliefs. This can lead to poor or faulty choices.

In digital security, confirmation bias unconsciously affect security professionals; for example an experienced security analyst may decide or conclude what happened prior to investigating a data breach due to previous events and experiences.

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Cognitive biases are defined as errors in thinking that influence how an individual to make decisions. Examples of cognitive biases in digital security or private scenario include: aggregate bias, the fundamental attribution error, the framing effect, anchoring bias, availability bias and confirmation bias.