Be Internet Awesome

Seale, Jim; Schoenberger, Nicole

doi:10.5206/elip.v1i1.366

Cited by 7 publications

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“…The game was evaluated and found to be helpful for players to understand security attacks and vulnerabilities. Google's Interland [34] is a 3D game that teaches online safety to second-to sixth-grade children. The game covers topics like anti-bullying, strong passwords, being careful what you post online, and phishing detection.…”

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confidence: 99%

CyberHero: An Adaptive Serious Game to Promote Cybersecurity Awareness

Hodhod,

Hardage,

Abbas

et al. 2023

Electronics

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The lack of cybersecurity awareness among everyday users is a significant issue that can have detrimental effects on individuals and organizations alike. Traditional training methods such as slideshows and presentations have proven to be ineffective and can cause trainees to feel overwhelmed, overloaded, confused, or bored. To address this issue, the development of an adaptive serious game that teaches cybersecurity in an effective, engaging, and personalized manner is proposed. Serious games provide an immersive and simulated experience that can help users determine how they might act in real-life scenarios. However, existing cybersecurity serious games often measure effectiveness outside of the game using surveys, tests, and interviews, which can lessen immersion and the simulated experience. Therefore, measuring improvement within the game itself can provide more meaningful data and derive truer conclusions about the usefulness of serious games in teaching cybersecurity. The goal of this research study is to develop such a game and measure its effectiveness in a way that can inform future cybersecurity training programs. By providing an engaging and personalized experience, serious games can improve cybersecurity awareness and reduce the risk of cyber threats. The results show that 79% of the participants admitted that they learned new things by playing the game, 84% said that they were engaged by the background story, 68% agreed that they had fun while playing the game, and 84% would recommend the game to others.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

CyberHero: An Adaptive Serious Game to Promote Cybersecurity Awareness

Hodhod,

Hardage,

Abbas

et al. 2023

Electronics

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“…Furthermore, the benevolence of providing these materials is questionable for a variety of reasons. There is concern that these services will only present surface-level information on these subjects and gloss over the element of their business model and the design of the technology that limits the extent to which people can protect their personal data and have no say in how it is used [94]. It subtly places the burden of responsibility on the user to protect themselves, while simultaneously presenting the company as trustworthy and benevolent [59,94].…”

Section: For-profit Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is concern that these services will only present surface-level information on these subjects and gloss over the element of their business model and the design of the technology that limits the extent to which people can protect their personal data and have no say in how it is used [94]. It subtly places the burden of responsibility on the user to protect themselves, while simultaneously presenting the company as trustworthy and benevolent [59,94]. Several services require the creation of an account as a requirement to access some of the materials [28,31], creating the added benefits of creating additional points of monetizable data and the potential to attract more customers [59].…”

Section: For-profit Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Educators' Perspectives on Cybersecurity Educational Resources

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While a growing number and variety of cybersecurity educational resources exist, there is a lack of teacher perspective on how the resources are used in practice and how they serve teaching and learning needs. This thesis aims to understand teachers' and creators' perspectives about what makes cybersecurity educational material effective and engaging for their students. We conducted two studies with 15 Canadian teachers and 8 creators of educational resources. We found that both creators and teachers shared similar preferences about what makes educational resources effective and engaging. In general, both groups agreed on what types of resources teachers need to teach cybersecurity to tweens in the classroom. However, we identified several gaps and constraints for both parties that hindered the effectiveness and dissemination of available resources. We make specific design recommendations and best practices to help optimize the effectiveness and adoption of resources for teachers.

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