ITIS 4420

Usable Security and Privacy

Much of the work into security and privacy solutions ignore a critical element - the human who must interact with those solutions. In this course, privacy and security from a user-centered point of view is investigated. How do people think about privacy and security? How do they interact with current applications and solutions? What should be considered in designing user-friendly security systems? A variety of usability and user-interface issues related to privacy and security, as well as an examination of potential designs and solutions, are introduced.

Units: 3.0