'''HCISec''' is the study of interaction between people (users) and computers, specifically pertaining to [[information security]]. Its aim, in plain terms, is to improve the usability of security features in software used by people.
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Unlike [[HCI]], which has roots in the early days of [[Xerox PARC]] during the [[1970s]], HCISec is a nascent field of study by comparison. Not surprisingly, interest in this topic tracks with that of [[Internet security]], which has become an area of broad public concern only in the past several years.
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==Further reading==
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*[http://www.simson.net/thesis/ "Design Principles and Patterns for Computer Systems That Are Simultaneously Secure and Usable"], by [[Simson Garfinkel]]
