Published: August 6, 2023
Author(s)
Lorenzo Neil (North Carolina State University), Julie Haney (NIST), Kerrianne Buchanan (NIST), Charlotte Healy (University of Maryland)
Conference
Name: USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS) 2023
Dates: 08/06/2023 - 08/08/2023
Location: Anaheim, CA, USA
Citation: Proceedings of the Nineteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, pp. 1-5
Despite the importance of cybersecurity, there is no standard definition nor common terminology for explaining cybersecurity. Existing definitions largely target academics or technical experts but not non-experts (those without cybersecurity proficiency). To gain a better understanding of which definitions and terms within definitions are most appropriate to non-experts, we conducted a systematic search and analysis of existing definitions that are likely to be accessed by non-experts. This analysis is informing a future interview study to directly discuss definitions with non-experts.
Despite the importance of cybersecurity, there is no standard definition nor common terminology for explaining cybersecurity. Existing definitions largely target academics or technical experts but not non-experts (those without cybersecurity proficiency). To gain a better understanding of which...
See full abstract
Despite the importance of cybersecurity, there is no standard definition nor common terminology for explaining cybersecurity. Existing definitions largely target academics or technical experts but not non-experts (those without cybersecurity proficiency). To gain a better understanding of which definitions and terms within definitions are most appropriate to non-experts, we conducted a systematic search and analysis of existing definitions that are likely to be accessed by non-experts. This analysis is informing a future interview study to directly discuss definitions with non-experts.
Hide full abstract
Keywords
cybersecurity; definitions
Control Families
None selected
