What will you in the Usable Security Course
Understand the fundamentals of HCI, including usability, cognitive models, and user tasks.
Apply design methodologies and prototyping techniques to create user-friendly security interfaces.
Evaluate systems through usability studies, A/B testing, and both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Explore strategies for secure interaction design, emphasizing authority and interface guidelines.
Examine authentication mechanisms, including biometrics and two-factor authentication, focusing on usability.
Delve into privacy concerns, personal data sharing, and data inference in system design.
Program Overview
Week 1: Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction
⏱ Duration: ~3 hours
Introduction to HCI concepts: users, usability, tasks, and cognitive models.
Understanding mental models and information chunking.
Assignment: HCI Basics Quiz and peer-reviewed activity.
Week 2: Design Methodologies and Prototyping
⏱ Duration: ~1 hour
Exploration of design methodologies and prototyping techniques.
Case study analysis: SSL warnings and user interactions.
Assignment: Design Quiz.
Week 3: Evaluation Techniques
⏱ Duration: ~1 hour
Conducting usability studies and A/B testing.
Analyzing qualitative and quantitative evaluation methods.
Case study: Phishing emails and user responses.
Assignment: Evaluation Quiz.
Week 4: Strategies for Secure Interaction Design
⏱ Duration: ~1 hour
Implementing authority and interface guidelines for security.
Designing user-centric security interfaces.
Case study: Phishing warnings and their effectiveness.
Assignment: Guidelines for Usable Security Quiz.
Week 5: Usable Authentication
⏱ Duration: ~1 hour
Exploring authentication mechanisms: passwords, biometrics, and two-factor authentication.
Understanding gesture-based authentication and smudge attacks.
Assignment: Usable Authentication Quiz.
Week 6: Usable Privacy
⏱ Duration: ~1 hour
Discussing privacy settings, personal data sharing, and data inference.
Analyzing privacy policies and user understanding.
Assignment: Usable Privacy Quiz.
Week 7: Final Exam
⏱ Duration: ~30 minutes
Comprehensive assessment covering all course topics
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Job Outlook
Cybersecurity Analyst: Enhancing security measures with user-centric designs.
User Experience (UX) Designer: Integrating security principles into user interfaces.
Human Factors Engineer: Focusing on the interaction between users and security systems.
Privacy Consultant: Advising on user-friendly privacy practices and policies.
Specification: Usable Security
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