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Research centering on a case studies provide a comprehensive understanding of an issue assumed to be complex by extending and expanding the knowledge from the previous research. A case study, therefore, provides a foundation for the application of concepts from prior research to real-life situations. However, the downside of the research technique is that it does not provide ground for determining reliability of the research results (Soy, 1997). Similarly, the use of multiple case studies my expose the research findings to case biases.
In studying cyber security, a case study technique excels in establishing the social engineering element mixed with the human aspect. Further, case analysis allows the understanding of the interaction of economic, organizational, ethical, and social factors across multiple cultures and their relation to real-world technical systems.
Reference
Soy, S. K. (1997), ‘The case study as a research method’. Available at https://- www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ssoy/usesusers/l391d1b.htm.