The Safe Citizen Challenge Area explores how we can identify and mitigate the
online harms that result from a reliance on largely unregulated digital communication. We will also explore how to identify and address social harms that can emerge in new ‘smart’ interactions.
Areas we’re interested in exploring:
Older adults are the fastest growing group of internet users, however, are all too often considered to be one homogenous group of vulnerable, elderly users with low digital literacy. This however does not represent the vast diversity of technology users present within the older adult population.
Cybersecurity is a subject often seen to be difficult by many end users. Existing research, set within a coping theory framework, has outlined how emotion influences cybersecurity behavior, with stress an important factor in security non-compliance.
Thoughts around human-factors cybersecurity vulnerability have changed over the past three decades from humans being “the weak link in the chain” to being important members in a greater security culture.
The online environment offers a vast wealth of opportunities for users, but also brings a range of challenges, threats and opportunities for harm.
