HUMAN FACTORS SECURITY ENGINEERING: THE FUTURE OF CYBERSECURITY TEAMS
Nikki S. Robinson · EDPACS · 2023
Human factors engineering has been a well-known practice since the early 1930s. This field of engineering is highly applicable and currently studied in relation to cybersecurity. Understanding the psychological components of human factors can help to resolve several concerns in the cybersecurity field. From employee recruitment and retention, to understanding burnout for SOC analysts, human factors are an emerging trend in cybersecurity. By researching and understanding the principles of human factors, cybersecurity professionals can improve security by design, reduce cognitive overload with security tooling, and improve awareness of behavioral analysis techniques. Human factors security has been increasingly gaining popularity in academic publications and will continue to trend upward as more researchers and technical professionals see the benefits of combining the two fields.