CP3416 - Behavioural Cybersecurity

Gaining a full understanding of how to protect a cyber-environment requires not only computer and IT knowledge but also a deep understanding of human behaviour. This subject explores psychological and human factors to support traditional technical, computational and analytic approaches, with the goal of offering a more holistic and comprehensive understanding of the modern cybersecurity landscape. An overview of Gamification and how to apply games in the context of cybersecurity training is also included.

Learning Outcomes

• apply profiling techniques and personality psychology to the domain of cybersecurity;
• compare and evaluate different social engineering practices;
• describe Gamification elements and their applications to cyber security.

Subject Assessment

• Participation > Class participation - (20%) - Individual
• Written > Case study analysis - (40%) - Individual
• Written > Project report - (40%) - Individual.

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