03/21/2022
By Ian Chen
Location: Via Zoom (Passcode: cstalks)
Time: Friday, March 25, 2022, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Abstract: Awareness of security and privacy best practices is important for developing good security habits. Learning about real-world security incidents and data breaches can also alert people to the ways in which their information is vulnerable online, thus playing a significant role in encouraging safe security behavior. In this talk, I will present empirical findings on the extent of awareness and engagement with security information in the wild and the extent of security-enhancing behaviors after data breaches based on real-world measurements of longitudinal computer usage data. I will then discuss the potential of social networks for disseminating this information more effectively and future work for increasing its potential.
Bio: Sruti Bhagavatula is an Assistant Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University. Her research is in the space of security and privacy with a particular emphasis on the spread of security information, measuring security behavior, social networks, and human factors. She holds a PhD degree and an MS degree from Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science and received a BS from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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