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  Human Factors in Security and Privacy (HumSecPri)

Lecturers
PD Dr. Zinaida Benenson, Dr. phil. Christian Eichenmüller

Details
Vorlesung
Präsenz
2 cred.h, certificate, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 2,5, Sprache Deutsch
Time and place: Thu 12:15 - 13:45, K1-119 Brose-Saal

Fields of study
WPF MT-MA-BDV ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 2,5)
WPF INF-BA-V-SEC 5-6 (ECTS-Credits: 2,5)
WF INF-MA ab 1 (ECTS-Credits: 2,5)
WPF ME-MA-MG6 1-3 (ECTS-Credits: 2,5)
WPF MT-BA-BV ab 5 (ECTS-Credits: 2,5)

Prerequisites / Organisational information
  • This module will be held in German, slides are in English. Assignments will be formulated in English, and can be answered in German or English.
  • Written exams will be formulated in English and can be answered in German or English.

  • Time slots for lectures and exercises will be swapped on multiple occasions.

  • Die erste Übung findet in der zweiten Vorlesungswoche statt. The first exercise will take place during the second week of lectures.

  • The lectures will be recorded. Guest lectures and exercises might or might not be recorded, depending on concrete situations.

  • REQUIRED SKILLS: basic knowledge in the area of IT security and privacy, such as security goals (CIA), basic protection mechanisms (symmetric and asymmetric cryptography principles), cryptographic hash functions, digital certificates, PKI, basics of SSL/TLS. This knowledge can be acquired through the attendance of the module "Applied IT Security” or similar modules.

Contents
This course provides insight into the ways in which people interact with IT security. Special attention will be paid to complex environments such as companies, governmental organizations or hospitals. A number of guest talks from practitioners and researchers highlight some of the issues in greater depth.

The course covers the following topics:

  • Terminology of security and privacy, technical and non-technical protection measures

  • Development and testing of usable security mechanisms (encryption and authentication tools, security policies, security warnings)

  • Risk perception and decision making in security and privacy context (usage of security software, reaction to security warnings, divulging information in social media)

  • Economics approach to security and privacy decision making (traditional and behavioral economics)

  • Trade-offs between the national security and surveillance (psychology behind the EU data retention directive and NSA programs)

  • Psychological principles of cyber fraud (scams, phishing, social engineering)

  • Security awareness and user education

  • Interplay of safety and security in complex systems

  • Research methods in human factors (qualitative vs. quantitative research, usability testing, experimental design, survey design, interviews)

ECTS information:
Credits: 2,5

Additional information
Expected participants: 60
Registration is required for this lecture.
Die Registration via: StudOn

Assigned lectures
UE ([präsenz]):Human Factors in Security and Privacy - Übung
Lecturers: PD Dr. Zinaida Benenson, Dr. phil. Christian Eichenmüller
Time and place: Thu 16:15 - 17:45, K1-119 Brose-Saal

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester SS 2022:
Human Factors in Security and Privacy (HumSecPri)

Department: Chair of Computer Science 1 (IT Security Infrastructures)
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