Literature Research

Literature research involves searching and studying existing (written) knowledge sources to gain insight, background, and recognized standards around a topic. For a security specialist, this can include: reading articles about security principles, research on threat actors and attack vectors, technical documentation about security tools, or industry guidelines and frameworks like NIST, ISO 27001, or OWASP.

This skill is important because it enables you to build on existing knowledge and best practices rather than starting from scratch, which is particularly crucial in the rapidly evolving field of cybersecurity.

Starting Points

• Literature study (ICT Research Methods)
• Who Can You Trust? Crash Course Navigating Digital Information
• Google scholar

Key Points

• You demonstrate the ability to find and select relevant literature and standards.
• You maintain a critical attitude and consider the authority and perspective of your sources.
• You summarize the main findings from the literature in your own words and apply this knowledge to security challenges.
• You use APA or IEEE citation style.