Learning, Sharing, and Exploring with NIST’s New Human-Centered Cybersecurity Community of Interest

Human-centered cybersecurity (also known as ‘usable security’) involves the social, organizational, and technological influences on people’s understanding of and interactions with cybersecurity. By taking a human-centered cybersecurity (HCC) approach, we can both improve people's cybersecurity experiences and achieve better cybersecurity outcomes, which is so important in today’s digitally interconnected world. At NIST, we understand the value of making connections, listening, and interactivity. We also understand that researchers and practitioners want to hear directly from each other—and

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Jody Jacobs

Jody Jacobs is a Computer Scientist in the Visualization and Usability Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research interests include user susceptibility to phishing attacks, security adoption, and security awareness. Previously she spent over 20 years working in the private sector in security networking, network and systems operations, and business continuity. She was a member of the NIST FISMA team, which produces security standards and guidelines required by Congressional legislation. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Rochester and an M.S. in Information Systems from Strayer University.

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