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Cybersecurity Insights

a NIST blog

Julie Haney

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Julie Haney is a computer scientist and lead for the Usable Cybersecurity program in the Visualization and Usability Group at NIST. She conducts research about human factors of cybersecurity, including the usability and adoption of security solutions and people’s perceptions of privacy and security. Previously she spent over 20 years working in the U.S. Department of Defense as a security professional and technical leader primarily in the cyber defense mission. She has a PhD and M.S. in Human-Centered Computing from University of Maryland, Baltimore County, an M.S. in Computer Science from University of Maryland, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Loyola University Maryland.