Teaching psychological principles to cybersecurity students
Authors: Taylor, J., McAlaney, J., Hodge, S., Thackray, H., Richardson, C., James, S. and Dale, J.
Journal: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON
Pages: 1782-1789
eISSN: 2165-9567
ISBN: 9781509054671
ISSN: 2165-9559
DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2017.7943091
Abstract:This paper will discuss our observations gained from teaching psychological principles and methods to undergraduate and postgraduate cybersecurity students. We will draw on and extend our previous work encouraging the teaching of psychology in computing and cybersecurity education. We pay special attention to the consideration of characteristics of cybersecurity students in terms of teaching psychology in a way that will be accessible and engaging. We then discuss the development and use of an online training tool which draws on psychology to help educators and companies to raise awareness of cybersecurity risks in students and employees. Finally, we offer some practical suggestions to incorporate psychology into the cybersecurity curriculum.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27505/
Source: Scopus