Investigating an appropriate design for personal firewalls

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Conference object , Other literature type 10 Apr 2010Publisher:ACMJournal:CHI '10 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Authors: Fahimeh Raja; Kirstie Hawkey; Konstantin Beznosov; Kellogg S. Booth;

doi: 10.1145/1753846.1754113 , 10.5281/zenodo.3264436 , 10.5281/zenodo.3264435

Investigating an appropriate design for personal firewalls

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Abstract

Personal firewalls are an important aspect of security for home computer users, but little attention has been given to their usability. We conducted semi-structured interviews to understand participants' knowledge, requirements, expectations, and misconceptions for personal firewalls. Analysis of 10 interviews shows that different design decisions (i.e., level of automation, multiple profile settings) are appropriate for users with different levels of security knowledge and experience.

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University of British Columbia
Canada

Keywords

Personal firewall, usable security

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