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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There are 7 modules in this course
Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction: users, usability, tasks, and cognitive models
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6 videos4 readings1 assignment1 peer review
Design: design methodology, prototyping, cybersecurity case study
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
Evaluation: usability studies, A/B testing, quantitative and qualitative evaluation, cybersecurity case study
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment
Strategies for Secure Interaction Design: authority, guidelines for interface design
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
Usable Authentication: authentication mechanisms, biometrics, two-factor authentication
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6 videos1 reading1 assignment
Usable Privacy: privacy settings, personal data sharing, data inference
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5 videos1 reading1 assignment
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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.
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.
KM
Reviewed on Jul 14, 2018
It gave me a broader scope in terms of developing a process or a system. It taught me that designing usability and security must come during the early stages of design instead of an after thought.
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