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Human-Centered Security

How to Design Systems That Are Both Safe and Usable

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Created by Heidi Trost

Explore how security can be woven into digital products by focusing on both safety and usability. You will learn to see security as a shared responsibility and discover practical ways to make user experiences safer without sacrificing ease of use. Gain confidence in collaborating with teams to create secure, trustworthy systems.

Rosenfeld Media LLC | 160 min

What You Will Learn

You will build skills by examining real-world scenarios and applying a human-centered mindset to common security challenges. Through practical frameworks and collaborative exercises, you will learn how to spot security risks, ask the right questions, and design solutions that balance safety with usability.

Key Features

  • Recognize how design choices can strengthen or weaken digital security
  • Work effectively with engineering, privacy, and legal teams for secure outcomes
  • Apply practical frameworks to create safer, more user-friendly interactions

Target Audience

Ideal for UX designers, product managers, researchers, and engineers who work on digital products and want to make security a core part of the user experience. If you have experience building products but want to contribute more confidently to secure, user-friendly design, this course is for you.

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