Make my Phone Secure!

Bahrini, Mehrdad; Volkmar, Georg; Schmutte, Jonas; Wenig, Nina; Sohr, Karsten; Malaka, Rainer

doi:10.1145/3340764.3340775

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“…Make my phone secure! is a game for learning how to grant and change Android permissions (Bahrini et al , 2019). The researchers used a within-subject design with three different ways of conveying information related to the mobile application permission system.…”

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Cyber Suraksha: a card game for smartphone security awareness

Shah

Agarwal

2023

ICS

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Purpose The frequency and sophistication of cybercrimes are increasing. These cybercrimes are impacting government and private organizations as well as individuals. One of the countermeasures is to improve the cyber hygiene of the end-users. Serious games or game-based learning has emerged as a promising approach for implementing security education, training and awareness program. In this paper, the researchers propose a tabletop card game called Cyber Suraksha to increase threat awareness and motivate users to adopt recommended security controls for smartphone users. Cyber Suraksha provides an active learning environment for the players. This paper aims to provide the details of the design and evaluation of the game using a between-subjects design. Design/methodology/approach The researchers have used constructive learning theory and the Fogg behaviour model (FBM) to design a tabletop card game called Cyber Suraksha. The researchers evaluated the game using a between-subjects design. The participants' responses in the control and intervention groups were collected using the risk behaviour diagnosis scale. Pearson’s Chi-Square test with a 5% significance level was used to test the hypotheses. Findings The results indicate that the game is enjoyable and fun. Cyber Suraksha game effectively motivates users to adopt the recommended security control for the targeted behaviour. The results indicate that the participants in the intervention group are 2.65 times more likely to adopt recommended behaviour. The findings of this study provide evidence for the effectiveness of hope and fear appeals in improving cybersecurity awareness. Research limitations/implications The generalizability of the study is limited because the sample size is small compared to the total number of smartphone users in India, and only students from computer/IT UG programs in India are used as participants in this study. Practical implications This study uses hope and a fear appeal to design an effective serious game. It also demonstrates using the FBM and constructive learning principles for effective serious game design. Cyber Suraksha is effective for the student group and may be tested with other age groups. Originality/value To the researchers' knowledge, there are no serious games for cybersecurity awareness focusing on the threats faced by smartphone users based on FBM and constructive learning theory. This research used hope along with a fear appeal to motivate smartphone users to adopt recommended security controls.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Cyber Suraksha: a card game for smartphone security awareness

Shah

Agarwal

2023

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“…Make My Phone Secure! [21] is a gamified approach that uses scenarios to educate users about cell phone permission security. The findings concluded that the approach was fun and informative.…”

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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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“…Research studies showed that serious games provide promising ways to change cybersecurity behaviour [19]. Bahrini et al [6] developed a gamified application that helps users to understand the consequences of granting permissions to the applications. Their results showed that playing the gamified application results in a significant increase of player enjoyment and that the game is more informative than the traditional approach of permission administration via the Android system settings.…”

Section: Game-based Learning For Security Topicsmentioning

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Enhancing Game-Based Learning Through Infographics in the Context of Smart Home Security

Bahrini¹,

Zargham²,

Pfau³

et al. 2020

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Constantly evolving advances of smart home devices features require users to persistently keep up with safety concerns. While update reports and news articles are common ways to keep them informed, many users struggle in thoroughly understanding and applying available security recommendations. Educational games have proven to be an intuitive way to increase the incentive for awareness but many of them come short to convey the needed supporting knowledge. In an attempt to raise security awareness on smart home devices, we designed an educational game to demonstrate the latest security challenges and solutions. To ascertain users' attention and motivation, we have developed two versions of the game to contrast the integration of text and infographics as supporting knowledge which are the hints in this case. Our evaluations give evidence that viewing security-related content with a higher deployment of infographics improves users' performance significantly, increases users' interest in the topic, and creates higher levels of confidence solving security problems and complexities.

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Make my Phone Secure!

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Cyber Suraksha: a card game for smartphone security awareness

Cyber Suraksha: a card game for smartphone security awareness

CyberHero: An Adaptive Serious Game to Promote Cybersecurity Awareness

Enhancing Game-Based Learning Through Infographics in the Context of Smart Home Security

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