# Usable Security Matters

DevFeed: [Usable Security Matters](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/usable-security-matters-36968.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/security-alerts/>)

Author: joe

Published: 2022-12-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>), [User interface design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui-design.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [usability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usability.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines a bank's confusing phone-number-change security alert and argues that usability engineering and testing could make security notifications more precise, informative, and reassuring.

## Source excerpt

Usable security matters