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'''HCISec''' is the study of interaction between humans and computers, or [[HCIhuman–computer interaction]], specifically as it pertains to [[information security]]. Its aim, in plain terms, is to improve the [[usability]] of security features in [[end user]] applications.

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 very recent years.

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* their interface designers lacked understanding of related security concepts

* their interface designers were not usability experts (often meaning they were the application developers themselves)

==See also==

*[[Human-computer interaction]]

==Further reading==