3e73b723b8ce2d376c9c · "A five-year-old could understand it" versus "This is way too confusing": Exploring Non-expert Understandings and Perceptions of Cybersecurity Definitions
"A five-year-old could understand it" versus "This is way too confusing": Exploring Non-expert Understandings and Perceptions of Cybersecurity Definitions
Experts struggle with explaining cybersecurity in a language and tone appropriate for non-expert audiences. This communication gap may make it difficult for a broad and diverse audience to fully engage in cybersecurity. Fundamental forms of communication
{
"title_en": "\"A five-year-old could understand it\" versus \"This is way too confusing\": Exploring Non-expert Understandings and Perceptions of Cybersecurity Definitions",
"designation": "",
"series": "",
"status": "",
"date": "2025-04-28",
"date_original": "April 28, 2025",
"url": "https://www.nist.gov/publications/five-year-old-could-understand-it-versus-way-too-confusing-exploring-non-expert",
"source": "NIST Publications",
"display_en": "",
"authors_en": "Lorenzo Neil , Charlotte Healy, Julie Haney",
"abstract_excerpt_en": "Experts struggle with explaining cybersecurity in a language and tone appropriate for non-expert audiences. This communication gap may make it difficult for a broad and diverse audience to fully engage in cybersecurity. Fundamental forms of communication",
"id": "3e73b723b8ce2d376c9c",
"sources": [
"NIST Publications"
],
"source_records": [
{
"title_en": "\"A five-year-old could understand it\" versus \"This is way too confusing\": Exploring Non-expert Understandings and Perceptions of Cybersecurity Definitions",
"designation": "",
"series": "",
"status": "",
"date": "2025-04-28",
"date_original": "April 28, 2025",
"url": "https://www.nist.gov/publications/five-year-old-could-understand-it-versus-way-too-confusing-exploring-non-expert",
"source": "NIST Publications",
"display_en": "",
"authors_en": "Lorenzo Neil , Charlotte Healy, Julie Haney",
"abstract_excerpt_en": "Experts struggle with explaining cybersecurity in a language and tone appropriate for non-expert audiences. This communication gap may make it difficult for a broad and diverse audience to fully engage in cybersecurity. Fundamental forms of communication"
}
],
"translation_state": "none",
"possible_title_matches": 1
}