Assessing the usability of end-user security software

Tarik Ibrahim*, Steven M. Furnell, Maria Papadaki, Nathan L. Clarke

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

From a previous study we have determined that commercial security products can suffer from a usability perspective, lacking the necessary attention to design in relation to their alert interfaces. The aim of the paper is to assess the usability of alerts in some of the leading Internet security packages, based upon a related set of usability criteria. The findings reveal that the interface design combined with the user's relative lack of security knowledge are two major challenges that influence their decision making process. The analysis of the alert designs showed that four of the criteria are not addressed in any of the selected security measures and it would be desirable to consider the user's previous decisions on similar alerts, and modify alerts according to the user's previous behaviour.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTrust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business - 7th International Conference, TrustBus 2010, Proceedings
Pages177-189
Number of pages13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event7th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business, TrustBus 2010 - Bilbao, Spain
Duration: 30 Aug 201031 Aug 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6264 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Trust, Privacy and Security in Digital Business, TrustBus 2010
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBilbao
Period30/08/1031/08/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

Keywords

  • Home Users
  • Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Intrusion Detection Systems
  • Network Scanning
  • Security
  • Security Software
  • Usability

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