Human Factors in Security

Course Directory·SNHU IT552 has 1 direct prerequisite, with 2 courses in its complete prerequisite tree, and is required by 1 other course.

Graduate · 3 credits

This course examines the human factors present in cyber security related to ethics, integrity, practices, policies and procedures. Students will design information technology security awareness training and optimize information technology organizational factors to foster a healthy security culture within an organization. Additionally, students will recommend mitigation strategies to protect an organization from human behaviors that could potentially cause a security threat.