PinnedGus AndrewsWhat can usability research do for you?Working on digital tools for social good, I often need to explain what “user research” or “usability” are, and how and when they are (or…4 min read·Mar 29, 2016----
Gus AndrewsWhat’s hard about sharing threat intelligence?Any industry finds sharing cyber threat intelligence challenging. But the obstacles to social media platforms and civil society…2 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
Gus AndrewsTeaching about URLs, in two GIFsIf you know me, you know I’ve been a little obsessed with web addresses ever since I spent two years studying how people just don’t…4 min read·May 18, 2023----
Gus AndrewsFive things you shouldn’t say about technology and cultureI’ll be teaching Technology and Culture this fall in the anthropology department at Teachers College, Columbia University, where I did my…4 min read·Aug 22, 2022----
Gus AndrewsLock Your Digital DoorI originally wrote this for Tactical Tech’s Data Detox Kit; it’s adapted here with permission and thanks.6 min read·May 15, 2020----
Gus AndrewsNo servers, no wires: A technical report on people’s mental models of emailIn 2016, I wrapped up a study of people’s conceptions of how email works, with the assistance of Renee Hobbs, Arne Renkema-Padmos, and…1 min read·Oct 11, 2019----
Gus AndrewsMeltdown, Spectre, and user stories from the new security “normal”This article was originally published on the ThoughtWorks Insights blog.11 min read·Feb 14, 2018--2--2
Gus AndrewsBetter security by designThe release of the OWASP Top Ten digital security threats gives us a moment to consider: What can designers and other UX folks do to…8 min read·Nov 27, 2017----
Gus AndrewsDemand evidence: a digital security takeaway from ShmooConOn the human-factors side of the infosec community, we are at the mercy of those more technical than we are. Those of us who are better at…5 min read·Jan 22, 2017--1--1