Human Factors in Cybersecurity

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For the most up to date information on this class, please visit this page: https://cs.brown.edu/courses/csci1360/ This course is designed to push you to think about cybersecurity as an idea with both physical and virtual elements. Throughout the course, we will examine the value of information, the importance of users, and the difficult balance between security and usability. The ultimate goal of this course is to give you the intellectual and scientific framework you need to create systems that are both secure and efficient to use. The course focuses on usable security practices, but also looks deeply at the way our society influences security