Cybersecurity and Privacy and the Human Factors behind It
By Daniela Oliveira. Society is dependent on networked computer systems and software for everything from running the smart grid that powers your house to social networking with your family and friends. The societal dependency has raised new responsibilities for scientists to develop sound methods and practices to protect computer systems from attack - not just securing systems against lone individuals, but also nation states using computer systems to carry out their political and military agendas ? as well as protect the user against privacy threats created by ubiquitous computer systems. This talk will discuss these challenges from the viewpoint of implementing security across layers of abstraction, and designing systems that protect user privacy and that take into account the social, behavioral and economic implications of security.
| Cybersecurity and Privacy and the Human Factors behind It |
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