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The XF Framework
Cybersecurity, Education, and Technological Mediation


Dr. Ryan Straight
Assistant Professor of Practice
Applied Computing & Cyber Operations

Agenda

The Plan for Today

  1. Who’s this guy?
  2. What’s “technological mediation?”
  3. How does it relate to cybersecurity?

Who is this guy?

Dr. Ryan Straight

Assistant Professor of Practice
Applied Computing & Cyber Operations
Lab Director
College of Applied Science and Technology
University of Arizona

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MA{VR}X Lab

Mixed Augmented ViRtual eXtended Reality Lab

  • College’s first lab
  • One year old
  • Broad concept of XR
  • Holographic video, NFTs, AR training, more.
  • Cybersecurity education with XR

Postphenomenology

What is postphenomenology?

  1. “Post” as in the next phase, not after.
  2. “phenomenology” is the study of experience.

What is technological mediation?

Mediated intentionality

  • Human intentionality is mediated by technology
  • Binoculars, thermometers, A/C, etc.

via GIPHY

Our focus: hermeneutic relation

Hermenutic

human -> (technology - world)

Composite

human -> (technology -> world)

Cybersecurity Education and User Experience

Process

Cyclicality

Tension

The Gatekeeper

Fidelity

Via Malwarebytes

Savings Throws

Bringing it All Together

The XF Framework

What about you?