Cybersecurity Research Methodology

Cybersecurity Research Methodology: A Handbook for Scholars and Practitioners offers a comprehensive guide to designing and executing robust cybersecurity research. This volume addresses the unique challenges of the field, including its rapid evolution, adversarial nature, and interdisciplinary scope. It blends practical instruction with conceptual clarity, covering philosophical underpinnings, data collection strategies, ethical frameworks, and analytical techniques. Drawing from years of supervising postgraduate research and contributing to scholarly discourse, this handbook fills a critical gap by offering structure and reflection for researchers seeking to produce academically sound and socially meaningful work. It equips students, academics, and industry professionals with methodological rigour and ethical foresight to contribute responsibly to the cybersecurity knowledge ecosystem, with examples grounded in both African and international contexts