Understanding human factors in cyber security as a dynamic system

Understanding human factors in cyber security as a dynamic system

Young, H.J.
van Vliet, A.J.
van de Ven, J.G.S.
Jol, S.C.
Broekman, C.C.M.T.

Nicholson, D. (editor)

2018

The perspective of human factors is largely missing from the wider cyber security dialogue and its scope is often limited. We propose a framework in which we consider cyber security as a state of a system. System change is brought on by an entity’s behavior. Interventions are ways of changing entities’ behavior to inhibit undesirable behavior and increase desirable behavior. Choosing an intervention should take into account the dynamic nature of how humans use cyberspace. People are not likely to change old behavior at the drop of a hat. The key is to invent new ways to maintain old behavior in new circumstances. Our framework differentiates three basic pathways of actor behavior that influence the cyber security of a system. The distinction between reflex, habit and thoughtful paths to action does facilitate the endeavor to develop successful interventions.

2015 Human & Operational Modelling
HOI - Human Behaviour & Organisational Innovations
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Defence Research
Safety
Defence, Safety and Security
Actor behavior
Habitual
Human factors in cyber security framework
Reflex
Thoughtful
Computer programming
Computer science
Actor behavior
Cyber security
Habitual
Reflex
Thoughtful
Human engineering

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:224196e9-0d09-41ba-aee9-996e7ea8b5c3

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60585-2_23

777406

Springer Verlag

9783319605845

2194-5357

AHFE 2017 International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2017. 17 July 2017 through 21 July 2017, Los Angeles, California, USA, 593, 244-254

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

conference paper