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.
Usable Security
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- Human Computer Interaction
- Human Factors
- User Interface (UI)
- Cybersecurity
- Security Engineering
- Human Factors (Security)
- Design
- User Centered Design
- Personally Identifiable Information
- User Interface (UI) Design
- Information Privacy
- Interaction Design
- Usability
- Usability Testing
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Authentications
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HN
Reviewed on Nov 20, 2019
It was my first stepping stone towards cybersecurity. The instructor is very knowledgable and smart. I really enjoy the course and would looking forward for other courses in the specilization.
SS
Reviewed on Aug 18, 2021
Great course with enriching materials to support. It has given me a headstart to understand more concepts. Thank you Professor Jennifer for your structured, easy to understand course structure.
DG
Reviewed on Jun 28, 2016
Despite not being very fond of areas such as human-computer interaction, I found this course to be well-presented and useful. Definitely a necessity for anyone planning on building secure software.
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