This course focuses on how to design and build secure systems with a human-centric focus. We will look at basic principles of human-computer interaction, and apply these insights to the design of secure systems with the goal of developing security measures that respect human performance and their goals within a system.
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There are 7 modules in this course
Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction: users, usability, tasks, and cognitive models
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6 videos4 readings1 assignment1 peer review
Design: design methodology, prototyping, cybersecurity case study
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
Evaluation: usability studies, A/B testing, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, cybersecurity case study
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment
Strategies for Secure Interaction Design: authority, guidelines for interface design
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
Usable Authentication: authentication mechanisms, biometrics, two-factor authentication
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment
Usable Privacy: privacy settings, personal data sharing, data inference
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
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