IF24-H08 Human-centric cyber security: Examining the human factor in IT security (engl.) – CANCELED

Worldwide there are over 2,200 cyber-attacks per day which amounts to nearly 1 cyber-attack every 39 seconds. Financial, political and/or personal motivations are found to be behind these attacks on individuals, companies or customers leading to financial loss, identity theft, embarrassment, personal or business disadvantage.
According to the Data breach investigations report 2023, companies spend approximately 11.6% of their total IT spending on cyber security measures and trainings to counter such invasions. According to a research from Stanford University, 81% of security breaches occur due to human error.
Traditional cybersecurity approaches focus on developing robust security designs, while human centric security designs focus on the human element. Social engineering attacks such as phishing, that account for 96% of breach initiations are clear examples for the significance of understanding the social psychology of humans present at both ends of this issue.
This half week course is a valuable addition for professionals who use, work with or work in cybersecurity. The interactive, hands-on course will cover these broad themes: 1) Examining cybersecurity from traditional as well as human centric security design approaches. 2) Social psychology of cybersecurity. 3) Human factors and cyber psychology.
4) Cultivating a security mindset and a culture of shared responsibility.

Credit Points: Yes, possible.

Requirements: Bring your own laptop.