Designing Effective Security Warnings
How do we create effective security warnings that people don't just swat away? Here, I report on one line of research that examines this question.
Jason Hong
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Security Education Can Really Work (but Only If It’s Done Right)
Although many people in computer security think that user education is hopeless, security education can really work, but only if it's done right. I report on a successful line of research looking at how to educate people to protect themselves from phishing scams.
Privacy As… Sharing More Information?
When I first started working in the area of personal privacy I had what I would call a conventional view on privacy, which is how to minimize the flow of information going out about them. I reasoned that people were private individuals, wanted protection from interruptions, and wanted a lot of control and feedback about what was shared.
I recently saw a Google Android phone at HotMobile 2009 and was intrigued by the drawing-based authentication mechanism built in. Basically, there's a 3x3 grid of dots, and to log in, you simply use your finger and draw a pattern across these dots, using each dot at most once.
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