Course Info

CSEC 445: Human-Centered Cybersecurity (Formerly CNS 445)

Application of behavioral theories in cybersecurity context. Topics include economic theories of decision making, heuristics, biases, and bounded rationality, signal detection theory, mental models, social engineering, game theory, information search, and cognitive engineering. Students work on an individual project applying one of these theories to a practical cybersecurity scenario of their choice.

Winter 2023-2024

Section: 501
Class number: 26308
Meeting time: M 1:30PM - 4:45PM
Location: CDM 00202 at Loop Campus
Section: 510
Class number: 25314
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Fall 2022-2023

Section: 710
Class number: 19030
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async
Section: 730
Class number: 19028
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync

Fall 2021-2022


Section 701

Class number 7294

Meeting dates: 9/8/2021 - 11/23/2021
Meeting time: W 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: CDM 00216 at Loop Campus
Meeting dates: 9/8/2021 - 11/23/2021
Meeting time: -
Location: OLASY NCH00 at Loop Campus


Section: 710
Class number: 7296
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Fall 2020-2021

Section: 710
Class number: 10060
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async