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...
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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.
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cybersecurity; definitions
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