TDDE60 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Datavetenskap
Humans in Cybersecurity
Discontinued · replaced by TDDE74
97%
passed the latest ordinary exam
TEN1 · 13 Jan 2025 · 39 students
97%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
TEN1 · 39 students
11%
Harder than 11% of courses at advanced level
Compared with 285 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 39 students.
Part of 4 programmes
Exam
TEN1 Written examination
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Ordinary exams
97% passed · 39 students
- 97%39
Re-exams
57% passed · 7 students
- 57%7
- Pass the re-exam: 57% (7 students), compared with 97% (39 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 74% (46 students)
Show small sittings (5)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 0%1
- 100%1
- 33%3
- 100%1
Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Active participation in seminars
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 39 students
- 100%39
Later rounds
100% passed · 8 students
- 100%8
- Pass a later round: 100% (8 students), compared with 100% (39 students) on the ordinary exam
Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Active participation in scenario-based excercises
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 39 students
- 100%39
Later rounds
100% passed · 8 students
- 100%8
- Pass a later round: 100% (8 students), compared with 100% (39 students) on the ordinary exam
About the course
Aim
Technical systems for cyber security are developed, managed and managed by people. Human cognitive ability, understanding of, and approach to cyber security is therefore crucial in dealing with various threats. The course gives an introduction to human cognition, human factors, humans as part of socio-technical systems, social engineering, and risk perception.
After completing the course, the student should be able to:
- explain central concepts and models in human cognition
- explain how humans contribute to, and limit, security in socio-technical systems
- Describe basic models of risk perception
- Explain how technically secure systems can be manipulated through social engineering
Content
Introduction to human cognition, central concepts related to human factors, socio-technical systems, risk perception, and social engineering. Scenario-based application of the human role in socio-technical security systems. Human factors as a research and development area in cyber security.
- Examiner
- Björn Johansson
- Scheduled hours
- 54 h
- Main field of study
- Datavetenskap