Course Info

CSEC 345: Human-Centered Cybersecurity

A survey of behavioral theories relevant 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 term paper describing potential application(s) of a theory of their choice in cybersecurity context. PREREQUISITE(S): IT 263 or CSC 242

Winter 2024-2025

Section: 501
Class number: 23449
Meeting time: M 1:30PM - 4:45PM
Location: CDM 00202 at Loop Campus
Section: 510
Class number: 23378
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Winter 2023-2024

Section: 501
Class number: 26307
Meeting time: M 1:30PM - 4:45PM
Location: CDM 00202 at Loop Campus
Section: 510
Class number: 25313
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async

Fall 2022-2023

Section: 710
Class number: 19029
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async (Sync-Option)
Section: 730
Class number: 19027
Meeting time: Tu 5:45PM - 9:00PM
Location: Online: Sync

Fall 2021-2022


Section 701

Class number 7293

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: 7295
Meeting time: -
Location: Online: Async