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Projects Human-Centered Cybersecurity

Human-Centered Cybersecurity

Human-Centered Cybersecurity Community of Interest

Human-centered cybersecurity (HCC) (also known as usable security) involves the social, organizational, and technological influences on people’s understanding of and interactions with cybersecurity. By taking a human-centered cybersecurity approach, we can both improve people's cybersecurity experiences and achieve better cybersecurity outcomes. This Google Group provides a forum for human-centered cybersecurity researchers, cybersecurity and IT practitioners, and human factors experts to share ideas, best practices, and potential engagement opportunities.

Read the September 2024 NIST Blog about the HCC Community of Interest! 

  1. Charter
    The Human-Centered Cybersecurity Members Group has been established to provide a mechanism for public and private sector researchers and practitioners to interface and share ideas and best practices about human-centered cybersecurity topics.
  2. Website
    https://list.nist.gov/human-centered-cybersec to view list email archives, manage email subscription delivery settings, and unsubscribe.
  3.  How to Join
    Subscribe to the email distribution list by sending an email to: human-centered-cybersec+subscribe@list.nist.gov
  4. Posting Instructions
    Email the address: human-centered-cybersec@list.nist.gov.  Members do not need a Google account to send emails to the group email address. External participants (if applicable) can use their external Google account to use the interface.
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  • The HCC Community of Interest mailing lists are not intended for promotional announcements, advertising, product-related press releases, or other commercial use.
  • The HCC Community of Interest mailing list is unmoderated. Messages will post automatically when sent. Please be considerate when using mailing list, remember to only send messaging that contains information the group can benefit from. Individual member moderation settings may be subject to change.
  • State concisely and clearly the topic of the comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject. Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from. Do not send or forward subscribe/unsubscribe information.
  • Send messages such as “thanks for the information” or “me too” to the individuals – not to the entire list. Do this by using your email application’s forwarding option and typing in or cutting and pasting in the email address of the individual to whom you want to respond.
  • Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, location, and email address.
  • Do not send administrative messages such as “remove me from the list” through the mailing list. Instead, use the web interface to change your setting or remove yourself from a list. If you are changing email addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new email address. Simply change your settings. Should you have any questions, email human-cybersec@nist.gov.
  • To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to human-centered-cybersec+unsubscribe@list.nist.gov.
  • To change subscription settings: Visit groups.google.com and select the group you are in and then click on “my membership settings”.
  • NIST reserves the right to unsubscribe members who do not comply with the intent of the service that NIST has provided.
  • The mailing lists are principally for discussion related to HCC COI related activities. Files should not be distributed on the mailing list, rather they should be posted on the available collaboration site(s) and a link shared via mailing list.
  • Researchers may use this Google group to recruit research study participants. Researchers are strongly encouraged to obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval for their research or similar review/approval for research done outside of the United States. Please contact your local IRB or Ethics Committee within the country in which you will be doing research. The Office of Human Research Protections publishes the International Compilation of Human Research Standards, a listing of over 1,000 laws, regulations, and guidelines on human subjects protections in over 100 countries and several international organizations. Researchers should check this document to determine the country's applicable laws, regulations and guidelines on Human Subjects Research.
  • NIST does not condone, promote, or endorse any research study referenced in this Google group.
  • Collaboration – Requests for collaborators, either longer-term collaborators or short-term advisors who provide input and feedback on projects
  • Events – Announcements, calls for participation, or summaries of events related to human-centered cybersecurity
  • Group-Admin – Announcements to the general group or requests directly to the group administrators

 

Contacts

NIST Human-Centered Cybersecurity
human-cybersec@nist.gov

Julie Haney

Created November 17, 2016, Updated October 04, 2024