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Icon-Based Representation of User Adherence to Security Policies

Icon-Based Representation of User Adherence to Security Policies. Creating Software to Modify Computer Users’ Behavior. Brian Overstreet. Overview. Background Research Statement Research Methods Results Future Directions Questions?. Background .

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Icon-Based Representation of User Adherence to Security Policies

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  1. Icon-Based Representation of User Adherence to Security Policies Creating Software to Modify Computer Users’ Behavior Brian Overstreet

  2. Overview • Background • Research Statement • Research Methods • Results • Future Directions • Questions?

  3. Background • “People often represent weakest link in the security chain and are chronically responsible for the failure of security systems”1 • Most organizations ignore the human factor2 • Most users do not understand security or their part in it3 1. Schneier 2000 2. Koptyoff 2002 3. Adams and Sasse 1999

  4. Background • Enforcement • Zero tolerance • Persuasion • Come on, you can do it • Alignment • Here’s all the information you need, now make your own decision

  5. Research Statement • Can user agents be used to monitor, educate, and modify users’ behavior with regard to security policies and practices?

  6. Research Methods • Devise an Agent with • Enforcement • logging • Persuasion • tokens • Alignment • information • Define the Characteristics • Icon Based

  7. Results • Implemented Proof of Concept • C# • Windows Operating System

  8. Next Step • Now we can take the agent to a testing environment to see if the agent is able to educate users and modify their behavior

  9. Icon-Based Representation of User Adherence to Security Policies Creating Software to Modify Computer Users’ Behavior Douglas C. Sicker, Principal Investigator Brian Overstreet, Assistant

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