Practitcal Course Usable Security

Lecturer: Prof. Alt
Persons in Charge: Lukas Mecke, Sarah Prange
Hours per week: 4
ECTS credits: 6 (MSc)
Modul: Master P5.0.2 oder P5.0.4: Gruppenpraktikum zu fortgeschrittenen Themen der Informatik I oder Informatik II Nach Rücksprache mit dem Prüfungsausschuss auch Anerkennung für P2, P3 oder P6 (Vertiefende Themen für Master) möglich

Time and Location

• Time: Tuesday, 2pm - 4:15pm
• Start: 21.04.2020

Important notice: This course will be held online until further notice. Please check Ilias for further information, schedule and materials.

Overview

The objective of this course is to learn how systems can be designed for security-critical contexts that are both secure and usable at the same time.

The course consists of two parts: in a theoretical part, participants will be introduced to different topics of usable security and privacy, including an overview of security and privacy mechanisms, threat modeling, and mental models. Furthermore, this part will cover different application area, such as passworts, authentication, security warnings, and social engineering.

The practical part will then focus on user-centered design techniques that allow for creating novel privacy and security mechanisms. In small groups, participants will initially create concepts for novel mechanisms. In the following, participants will then build prototypes and evaluate these in user studies regarding security and usability.

This year, the course will evolve around creating novel privacy and security mechanisms around augmented and virtual reality.

Application

Students interested in the course can apply via the Uni2Work website: https://uni2work.ifi.lmu.de/

In your application please provide the following information:

• Rate (1=no experience, 5=expert) and briefly describe any relevant expertise in the following areas (e.g., from other courses, theses or projects): Unity/VR development, security/privacy, concept development, evaluation
• Write a short paragraph (max. 150 words) describing your motivation to participate in this course.

Course Material

This is a joint course with UniBW Munich. Please check Ilias for further information, schedule and materials.