The Cybersecurity Psychology Framework: A Pre-Cognitive Vulnerability Assessment Model Integrating Psychoanalytic and Cognitive Sciences
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: We present the Cybersecurity Psychology Framework (CPF), a novel interdisciplinary model that identifies pre-cognitive vulnerabilities in organizational security postures through the systematic integration of psychoanalytic theory and cognitive psychology. Unlike traditional security awareness approaches that focus on conscious decision-making, CPF maps unconscious psychological states and group dynamics to specific attack vectors, enabling predictive rather than reactive security strategies. The framework comprises 100 indicators across 10 categories, ranging from authority-based vulnerabilities (Milgram, 1974) to AIspecific cognitive biases, utilizing a ternary (Green/Yellow/Red) assessment system. Our model explicitly maintains privacy through aggregated behavioral pattern analysis, never profiling individuals. CPF represents the first formal integration of object relations theory (Klein, 1946), group dynamics (Bion, 1961), and analytical psychology (Jung, 1969) with contemporary cybersecurity practice, addressing the critical gap between technical controls and human factors in security failures.
Author: Giuseppe Canale
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4414633533
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