Course Info

CSEC 445: Human-Centered Cybersecurity

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 2024-2025

  • Section: 501
  • Class number: 23450
  • Meeting time: M 1:30PM - 4:45PM
  • Location: CDM 00202 at Loop Campus
  • Instructor: Filipo Sharevski | View syllabus
  • CLOSED

Winter 2023-2024

Fall 2022-2023

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
  • Instructor: Filipo Sharevski | View syllabus