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People and Computers
. Ed(S): O'Conaill, Brid; Thomas, Peter J.
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paperback. These proceedings from the Human-Computer Interaction Forum, HCI '97, focus on the people-oriented disciplines of human factors, psychology, ergonomics, sociology and organizational theory. In addition, the volume covers computer-oriented disciplines such as software engineering. Editor(s): O'Conaill, Brid; Thomas, Peter J. Num Pages: 420 pages, 51 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
Most organisations try to protect their systems from unauthorised access, usually through passwords. Considerable resources are spent designing secure authentication mechanisms, but the number of security breaches and problems is still increasing (DeAlvare, 1990; Gordon, 1995; Hitchings, 1995). Unauthorised access to systems, and resulting theft of information or misuse of the system, is usually due to hackers "cracking" user passwords, or obtaining them through social engineering. System security, unlike other fields of system development, has to date been regarded as an entirely technical issue - little research has been done on usability or human factors related to use of security ... Read more
Most organisations try to protect their systems from unauthorised access, usually through passwords. Considerable resources are spent designing secure authentication mechanisms, but the number of security breaches and problems is still increasing (DeAlvare, 1990; Gordon, 1995; Hitchings, 1995). Unauthorised access to systems, and resulting theft of information or misuse of the system, is usually due to hackers "cracking" user passwords, or obtaining them through social engineering. System security, unlike other fields of system development, has to date been regarded as an entirely technical issue - little research has been done on usability or human factors related to use of security ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540761723
SKU
V9783540761723
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