Human Factors in Cybersecurity

Catalog description

Teaches how people interact with different computing systems, and how human factors play a significant role in the area of phishing, access control, and authentication. Examines browser security, privacy policy, social media privacy, online tracking, censorship, cybersecurity user education, and wearable, and brain-computer interface security. Covers core aspects of usable privacy and security principles and practices, methodologies, technologies, and user studies carried out by educators and researchers in the field. Provides future security designers with the tools and skills to develop better security and privacy solutions. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted to students in the Cybersecurity major. Prerequisite(s): CYBR 210 .