The number of participants in the lecture and the corresponding exercise is limited to 25 participants. Registration in StudOn will be opened till 3rd of April. Please write a short application for the course in plain text format. In case we have too many participants, we are going to choose them on the grounds of their applications. Please mention following things:

• Your study subject (e.g., Informatik, IuK, IIS)
  

• Currently pursued degree (e.g., Bachelor/Master) and Semester
  

• Computer security related courses that you took in the past (e.g., courses offered by LS Informatik 1, IT security classes at other universities, cryptology)
  

• Other experiences with IT security
  

You will be notified about the selection result on 4th of April (at the latest).

Participation in exercise is mandatory.
The goal of the exercise is to give the participants hands-on experience in working with non-technical users and understanding how these users think about security. Students will be required to read 1-2 papers for each exercise and discuss them in the class. They will also have to conduct small experiments and surveys as homework.

• Terminology of security and privacy, personal and private data, legal background
  

• Usability of security measures (password policies, security settings, security warnings)
  

• Deception techniques (e.g., phishing, social engineering)
  

• Attitudes to privacy
  

• Risk management in complex environments
  

• Interplay of safety and security in complex systems
  

• Economics of security and privacy
  

• Security awareness training

Credits: 2,5

UE: Human Factors in IT Security - Übung

Dozent/in: Lena Reinfelder, M. Sc.
Zeit und Ort: Do 12:15 - 13:45, 02.133-113