International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance 
(HAISA 2016),
 Frankfurt Germany, 
19 - 21 July 2016
(Deadline for submission is 25 March 2016)



Call for Papers

It is commonly acknowledged that security requirements cannot be
addressed by technical means alone, and that a significant aspect of
protection comes down to the attitudes, awareness, behaviour and
capabilities of the people involved. Indeed, people can potentially
represent a key asset in achieving security, but at present, factors
such as lack of awareness and understanding, combined with
unreasonable demands from security technologies, can dramatically
impede their ability to do so. Ensuring appropriate attention and
support for the needs of users should therefore be seen as a vital
element of a successful security strategy.

People at all levels (i.e. from organisations to domestic
environments; from system administrators to end-users) need to
understand security concepts, how the issues may apply to them, and
how to use the available technology to protect their systems. In
addition, the technology itself can make a contribution by reducing
the demands upon users, simplifying protection measures, and
automating a variety of safeguards.

With the above in mind, this symposium specifically addresses
information security issues that relate to people. It concerns the
methods that inform and guide users' understanding of security, and
the technologies that can benefit and support them in achieving
protection.

Themes

The symposium welcomes papers addressing research and case studies in
relation to any aspect of information security that pertains to the
attitudes, perceptions and behaviour of people, and how human
characteristics or technologies may be positively modified to improve
the level of protection. Indicative themes include:

- Information security culture
- Awareness and education methods
- Enhancing risk perception
- Public understanding of security
- Usable security
- Psychological models of security software usage
- User acceptance of security policies and technologies
- User-friendly authentication methods
- Biometric technologies and impacts
- Automating security functionality
- Non-intrusive security
- Assisting security administration
- Impacts of standards, policies, compliance requirements
- Organizational governance for information assurance
- Simplifying risk and threat assessment
- Understanding motivations for misuse
- Social engineering and other human-related risks
- Privacy attitudes and practices
- Computer ethics and security


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