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'''HCISec''' is the study of interaction between humans and computers, or [[human–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, interestInterest in this topic tracks with that of [[Internet security]], which has become an area of broad public concern only in very recent years.
 
Historically,When security features exhibit poor usability, forthe reasonsfollowing thatare includecommon reasons:
 
* they were added in casual afterthought