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
Usable Security
Instructor: Jennifer Golbeck
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Skills you'll gain
- Authentications
- Personally Identifiable Information
- User Interface (UI)
- Human Computer Interaction
- Usability
- Usability Testing
- Information Privacy
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Human Factors (Security)
- Interaction Design
- Human Factors
- Design
- User Centered Design
- User Interface (UI) Design
- Security Engineering
- Cybersecurity
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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.
CK
Reviewed on May 23, 2019
it was really amazing class lecture and extraordinary learning mam from you looking aspioiusly to intern from you mam glad to be your student and hearty congratulations to you on being the top.
DV
Reviewed on Aug 12, 2019
I think the most interesting part is how the readings, while not the most recent research, are still 100% applicable today. The industry hasn't moved very much in terms of usable security practices.
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