Usable Privacy and Security

Catalog description

Focuses on the underlying human factors of information security and highlights the tradeoff between usability and security. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand the principles of designing usable security and privacy systems. Topics include usability for security, introduction to HCI design methodologies, passwords, secondary authentication, privacy tools, security warnings, smartphone apps, privacy policies and notices, usable encryption, browser privacy and security, SSL and PKIs, social networks and privacy, trust and mental models.