An Evaluation of the Adoption of Cybersecurity Culture in Architectural Education

The rapid advancement of technology has transformed the field of architecture (as in many other fields), ushering in a new era of "smart" buildings that are increasingly interconnected and reliant on digital systems. However, objects and devices that are connected to the common network and can communicate with each other have weaknesses and vulnerabilities that can potentially be exploited by cyber attackers, and all kinds of structures, systems and hardware connected to the internet are at risk of being hacked. Despite the increasing reliance on smart structures in architectural design, the field of cybersecurity is addressed at a very limited level within the field of architecture. The question of how prepared architectural designs are planned against ever-evolving cyber threats constitutes the main problem of this study. The concept of cyber security culture refers to the creation of a strong level of awareness about protection from cyber threats, the creation and sharing of common values and norms at the institutional and individual level, and the sustainability of actions in this regard. Within the scope of the study, after mentioning the importance of “cyber security culture” in the field of architecture, the extent to which this concept has been adapted to the architectural education system has been analyzed by examining the curricula and course contents used in universities in different countries of the world that stand out with their architecture departments. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the current architectural education and curriculum is not yet in a structure that will enable a newly graduated architect to develop a comprehensive cyber security culture.