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
Skills you'll gain
- Usability Testing
- Human Computer Interaction
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Design
- Human Factors (Security)
- Security Engineering
- Personally Identifiable Information
- Cybersecurity
- Interaction Design
- User Centered Design
- Authentications
- Usability
- Human Factors
- User Interface (UI)
- Information Privacy
- User Interface (UI) Design
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M
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.
MZ
Reviewed on Sep 27, 2016
A totally new insights to security. Since I am a Software Engineer student this concepts are going to prove invaluable in my future tasks. Great tutor and Coursera support, love it.
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
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