Frequenz
every year in summer semester
This lecture with exercises provides fundamentals in the area of Usable Security and Privacy. It is aimed at students with prior knowledge in IT security, such as that acquired through the lecture of the same name.
Learning Objectives
The students will have learned the central fundamentals of the subject: basics of human behavior, important application examples, as well as central methodological foundations. Additionally, they will know how to apply the acquired foundational knowledge to new application areas.
Course Content
The content includes both fundamental knowledge, important application examples, and methodological foundations:
- Basics of human behavior
- Secure authentication: passwords, biometrics, 2FA
- Email encryption, encrypted communication
- Phishing, security warnings
- Experiments and surveys in Usable Security
- Ethical foundations
