Human Performance in Cybersecurity: A Research Agenda

This paper provides an overview of critical areas of human performance research required to support the development and deployment of effective cybersecurity systems. These areas include usability and security compliance, mitigation of human error and risk reduction, enhancement of situation awareness, and development of effective visualization tools and techniques. We describe the nature of the research and development efforts required to support effective human-centered design of cybersecurity systems and make specific recommendations for near-term work in this area.

# Information and Cyber Security # Computer Science # Human-Automation Interaction and Safety # Psychology # User Authentication and Security Systems

Michael W. Boyce, Katherine Muse Duma, Lawrence J. Hettinger, et al. (2011). "Human Performance in Cybersecurity: A Research Agenda". Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181311551233