Melanie Volkamer

Vision: What Johnny learns about Password Security from Videos posted on YouTube

2021

The text password is the most pervasive authentication scheme and is unlikely to disappear soon. Companies employ password awareness and training campaigns to reduce the risk of insecure password management endangering these companies. While larger …

Guidelines for Usable Security Interventions

2026 · Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

Security interventions are vital to protect users against evolving cyber-threats. However, their effectiveness is often limited by usability shortcomings. This paper examines six fundamental obstacles that undermine the impact of security interventions: lack of visibility, …