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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- Human Factors
- Design
- Security Engineering
- Human Factors (Security)
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Information Privacy
- Interaction Design
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Usability
- Authentications
- User Centered Design
- Cybersecurity
- User Interface (UI) Design
- Human Computer Interaction
- User Interface (UI)
- Usability Testing
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Reviewed on Feb 24, 2021
The course information is well laid out. Like with anything you want to learn, make your own notes as you go and review to make sure you understand the material and you will do great.
EB
Reviewed on Apr 4, 2020
Excellent course. Very well delivered. Interesting content and examples and good quizzes. I enjoyed it and learned a lot. Looking forward for the other courses in the specialization. :)
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Reviewed on Sep 21, 2017
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