Building a Bridge Between Humans and Security
USB drives are a convenient way of backing up your valued photos and other documents, and for transferring files between devices. On the other hand, there are also some risks involved in using them. In particular: (1) if the drive Continue Reading …
Today I participated in the Nigerian Computer Science’s Virtual Seminar on Safety and Security. It was an honour and a privilege to be involved. Thanks to Bukky Onashoga for inviting me to speak
Image slightly altered from https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_good_the_bad_and_the_ugly Written by Karen Renaud, Paul van Schaik, Alastair Irons and Sara Wilford On the 23rd March 2020, the UK entered a pandemic lockdown. Organisations moved their activities online. Which technologies did they use? How well Continue Reading …
Influencing humans to behave in a particular way is surprisingly hard. Spare a thought for King Henry VIII of England during the 16th century. In those days, people would urinate against the walls of his castle. The resulting smell was Continue Reading …
What Happens when you show people evidence of a likely privacy violation? The Privacy Paradox is a phenomenon which describes the difference between people’s stated privacy concerns and the actions they actually take to preserve their privacy. Our Experiment We Continue Reading …
Wall Street Journal Piece This blog post was co-written by Suzanne Prior (Abertay University). Children are increasingly being exposed to and using technology from a very young age for both education and recreation. This has never been more true than Continue Reading …
Our paper, titled “Children’s Password-Related Books: Efficacious, Vexatious and Incongruous“, has been accepted for publication in the Early Childhood Education Journal. If you’re looking for a great children’s book, look at this one just published by Wendy Goucher 1. Paper Continue Reading …
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