Published: June 16, 2022
Author(s)
Julie Haney (NIST), Jody Jacobs (NIST), Fernando Barrientos (NIST), Susanne Furman (NIST)
Conference
Name: 4th International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust
Dates: 06/26/2022 - 07/01/2022
Location: [Virtual]
Citation: 4th International Conference on HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trust,
Security information workers (SIW) are professionals who develop and use security-related data within their jobs. Qualitative methods – primarily interviews – are becoming increasingly popular in SIW research. However, focus groups are an under-utilized, but potentially valuable way to explore the work practices, needs, and challenges of these professionals. Based on our experience with virtual focus groups of security awareness professionals, this paper documents lessons learned and the suitability of using focus groups to study SIW. We also suggest ways to alleviate concerns SIW may have with focus group participation. These insights may be helpful to other researchers embarking on SIW research.
Security information workers (SIW) are professionals who develop and use security-related data within their jobs. Qualitative methods – primarily interviews – are becoming increasingly popular in SIW research. However, focus groups are an under-utilized, but potentially valuable way to explore the...
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Security information workers (SIW) are professionals who develop and use security-related data within their jobs. Qualitative methods – primarily interviews – are becoming increasingly popular in SIW research. However, focus groups are an under-utilized, but potentially valuable way to explore the work practices, needs, and challenges of these professionals. Based on our experience with virtual focus groups of security awareness professionals, this paper documents lessons learned and the suitability of using focus groups to study SIW. We also suggest ways to alleviate concerns SIW may have with focus group participation. These insights may be helpful to other researchers embarking on SIW research.
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Keywords
security information workers; focus groups; methodology; security
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