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
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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Skills you'll gain
- Human Factors (Security)
- Cybersecurity
- User Interface (UI)
- User Centered Design
- Security Engineering
- Design
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Authentications
- Human Computer Interaction
- User Interface (UI) Design
- Information Privacy
- Interaction Design
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Usability
- Usability Testing
- Human Factors
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There are 7 modules in this course
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RK
Reviewed on Sep 22, 2021
Very easy to follow and understand the instructure does a excellent job at teaching. You should fly through this course quick and finish it with a much better understanding of security and privacy
S
Reviewed on Sep 22, 2019
it's a great course but i feel like it's just not for me it's good to know that there is something called usable security i never hear of it and for someone like to know new stuff its great
IR
Reviewed on Jun 20, 2016
I like how in depth this gets. it explains it very well an in ways for people who are starting off in this field to get a basic understanding in exactly what we are learning. very well put together!
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