Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness

Sam  Scholefield; Lynsay A. Shepherd

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22351-9_13

Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness

Sam Scholefield
, Lynsay A. Shepherd^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Cybersecurity and Computing

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Abstract

Due to the prevalence of online services in modern society, such as internet banking and social media, it is important for users to have an understanding of basic security measures in order to keep themselves safe online. However, users often do not know how to make their online interactions secure, which demonstrates an educational need in this area. Gamification has grown in popularity in recent years and has been used to teach people about a range of subjects. This paper presents an exploratory study investigating the use of gamification techniques to educate average users about password security, with the aim of raising overall security awareness. To explore the impact of such techniques, a role-playing quiz application (RPG) was developed for the Android platform to educate users about password security. Results gained from the work highlighted
that users enjoyed learning via the use of the password application, and felt they benefitted from the inclusion of gamification techniques. Future work seeks to expand the prototype into a full solution, covering a range of security awareness issues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HCI for cybersecurity,privacy and trust
Subtitle of host publication	first international conference, HCI-CPT 2019, held as part of the 21st HCI International conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, proceedings
Editors	Abbas Moallem
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	191-201
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030223519
ISBN (Print)	9783030237349, 9783030223502
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22351-9_13
Publication status	Published - 12 Jun 2019
Event	HCI International 2019: 21st International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, United States Duration: 26 Jul 2019 → 31 Jul 2019 http://2019.hci.international/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	11594
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Name	Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI book sub series (LNCS, volume 11594)
Publisher	Springer

Conference

Conference	HCI International 2019
Abbreviated title	HCI International
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	26/07/19 → 31/07/19
Internet address	http://2019.hci.international/

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Gamification
Games-based learning
Security-awareness
Usable security
Human-centered cyber security

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Promoting cyber security awareness via gamification
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Scholefield, S., & Shepherd, L. A. (2019). Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness. In A. Moallem (Ed.), HCI for cybersecurity,privacy and trust: first international conference, HCI-CPT 2019, held as part of the 21st HCI International conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, proceedings (pp. 191-201). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 11594), (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI book sub series (LNCS, volume 11594)). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22351-9_13

Scholefield, Sam ; Shepherd, Lynsay A. / Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness. HCI for cybersecurity,privacy and trust: first international conference, HCI-CPT 2019, held as part of the 21st HCI International conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, proceedings. editor / Abbas Moallem. Cham : Springer, 2019. pp. 191-201 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI book sub series (LNCS, volume 11594)).

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Scholefield, S & Shepherd, LA 2019, Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness. in A Moallem (ed.), HCI for cybersecurity,privacy and trust: first international conference, HCI-CPT 2019, held as part of the 21st HCI International conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 11594, Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI book sub series (LNCS, volume 11594), Springer, Cham, pp. 191-201, HCI International 2019, Orlando, Florida, United States, 26/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22351-9_13

Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness. / Scholefield, Sam ; Shepherd, Lynsay A.
HCI for cybersecurity,privacy and trust: first international conference, HCI-CPT 2019, held as part of the 21st HCI International conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, proceedings. ed. / Abbas Moallem. Cham: Springer, 2019. p. 191-201 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 11594), (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI book sub series (LNCS, volume 11594)).

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Scholefield S, Shepherd LA. Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness. In Moallem A, editor, HCI for cybersecurity,privacy and trust: first international conference, HCI-CPT 2019, held as part of the 21st HCI International conference, HCII 2019, Orlando, FL, USA, July 26-31, 2019, proceedings. Cham: Springer. 2019. p. 191-201. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI book sub series (LNCS, volume 11594)). Epub 2019 Jun 12. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-22351-9_13

Gamification techniques for raising cyber security awareness

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