Usable security needs accessibility at its core. Our User Experience Toolbox builds on 10 years of practice to connect usability, security and accessibility in one framework.
Because if a tool isn’t usable, secure and accessible, it isn’t truly effective.
Access our toolbox here and share your thoughts with us:
How do we design cybersecurity that cares about a specific user? We have two new papers coming in early 2026:
🔹 CybAS: A 3-factor scale (Present, Future, Control) to measure the psychological burden of digital threats. Conditionally accepted for #CHI2026 in Barcelona. 🔹 Digital Safety for Migrants: A participatory design study to create AI-enabled advice interfaces with international students from the Global South. Accepted at #USEC2026.
These studies address the emotional and situational barriers to digital safety. By bridging the gap between user mental models and se % curity technology, we have developed a new psychometric scale % for cybersecurity anxiety (CybAS) and designed human-AI interfaces specifically for international students' security and privacy needs.
#HCI #USEC #UsableSecurity people: Would you be interested in tutorial papers or conference workshops about scale/item development and validation with CTT and IRT Methods?
Seeing as a lot of you use scales, but very few of you do psychometric work, it might be a beneficial thing to do (if publishable). Thoughts/comments?
📬Three of four exciting AlpCHI 2026 workshops are still open for submissions!
▸Security and Usability Studies on Human–Infrastructure Interaction (SUSHI²)
▸Crossing Lenses: Exploring HCI/UX Projects Through Academic and Industry Perspectives
▸ Beyond Fatigue: Building an Ergonomic Future for XR
🔗 More info & submission details: https://alpchi.org/accepted-workshops
#AlpCHI2026 #HCI #CfP #Workshops #UX #XR #UsableSecurity #Conference
Windows 11 recently improved its passkey experience, part of a broader pattern worth paying attention to. We've been working hard within the FIDO Alliance to remove friction around passkeys, since improving usability is one of the most important drivers to boosting passwordless adoption in both the consumer and enterprise worlds. Moves like these help passkeys become just as operationally viable as they are technically sound.
There’s also a benefit to this architectural pattern that people miss at first glance that enables passkeys to really scale in real-world environments. Check out my blog to learn more.
https://blog.talkingidentity.com/2025/12/windows-11-just-gave-passkeys-a-boost.html
#Passkeys #Passwordless #IAM #UsableSecurity #UsePasskeys #CredentialManagers
🚀 We have four amazing AlpCHI 2026 workshops, where HCI innovation meets alpine inspiration.
🌄 Submit to one (or more) workshops and join us in the Alps to exchange ideas, connect with peers, and help shape the future of HCI!
🔗 More info & submission details: https://alpchi.org/accepted-workshops/
Usable security needs accessibility at its core. Our new User Experience Toolbox builds on 10 years of practice to connect usability, security and accessibility in one framework. Because if a tool isn’t usable, secure and accessible, it isn’t truly effective.
Access our toolbox here: https://superbloom.design/learning/blog/superblooms-user-experience-toolbox-for-risk-mitigation-and-accessibility/
First day is almost over, but we had very interesting papers being presented today with lively discussion.
#EuroUSEC is a pretty nice #usablesecurity conference with a great community. It’s always a pleasure to attend 🤗
📄📌 Wir haben ein Whitepaper zu „Usable Security – Handlungsfelder menschzentrierter Cybersicherheit“ veröffentlicht. Im Fokus: Sicherheitsmechanismen im und für den digitalen Alltag, die stärker auf die Bedürfnisse der Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher ausgerichtet sind. Denn: wirkungsvolle Cybersicherheit funktioniert nicht ohne die Nutzenden.
Jetzt nachlesen: 👉️ https://www.bsi.bund.de/dok/1160618
#UsableSecurity #Cybersicherheit #BSI #Verbraucherschutz #ITSecurity
Are you interested in - or even, teaching - Usable Security and Privacy? Check out my lectures on YouTube. I have been re-recording and posting these to a playlist. Subscribe! https://youtu.be/O4nz5cyGLtg?si=REgwrbNBuH6g7yqn
#usablesecurity #usableprivacy #cybersecurity #onlineprivacy
Superbloom
Cori Faklaris 👩🏻💻
Oliver D. Reithmaier
AlpCHI Conference
Nishant Kaushik
Anne
BSI