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Behavioral Cybersecurity: Human Factors in the Cybersecurity Curriculum

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As more concentrations in cybersecurity in the computer science undergraduate curriculum are being offered to meet a high demand, these offerings have not reflected a major concern of cybersecurity researchers, namely that there is little emphasis on the behavioral questions involved in the study and analysis of cybersecurity events. To this end, Howard University has introduced an upper division undergraduate course and graduate course to complement its cybersecurity course offerings, called “Behavioral Cybersecurity.” The behavioral approach also includes considerations of human factors. This paper reviews the course development, pedagogical choices made, and outcomes of its initial offering.

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  1. Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA

    Wayne Patterson, Cynthia Winston & Lorraine Fleming

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Patterson, W., Winston, C., Fleming, L. (2016). Behavioral Cybersecurity: Human Factors in the Cybersecurity Curriculum. In: Nicholson, D. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Cybersecurity. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 501. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41932-9_21

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