AuraCast: A Multisensory Proof-of-Concept to Combat Alert Fatigue in Cybersecurity
summary
AuraCast proof-of-concept sonifies IDS alerts via MIDI and drives Philips Hue ambient lighting from replayed pcap data, not live traffic. Usability tests with 5 SOC analysts 5 IT generalists run four conditions (baseline, audio, visual, both) over 9‑minute sessions, measuring clicker detection and NASA‑TLX; reported cognitive load falls roughly from ~80 to ~40 and combined audio+visual yields faster, more accurate detections. Prototype is modular, aggregates alerts, and shows feasibility with noted limits on vendor lock‑in and long‑duration scaling.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00AuraCast introduction
- 1:06Alert fatigue problem
- 2:09Situational awareness and vigilance
- 3:58Research questions and design
- 5:23System architecture and flow
- 8:58Live AuraCast demo
- 10:24Detection accuracy and cognitive load
- 12:32NASA TLX results
- 14:58User feedback and effectiveness
- 17:05Future development
- 18:11Alternative demo and real-world use
- 21:59Conclusion and Q&A
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