The gamification of cybersecurity training

Natalie Coull; Iain Donald; Ian Ferguson; Eamonn Keane; Thomas Mitchell; Oliver V. Smith; Erin Stevenson; Paddy Tomkins

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65849-0_13

The gamification of cybersecurity training

Natalie Coull^*, Iain Donald, Ian Ferguson, Eamonn Keane, Thomas Mitchell, Oliver V. Smith, Erin Stevenson, Paddy Tomkins

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Abstract

Due to the rapidly and continued evolving nature of technology, there is a constant need to update police officers’ training in cyber security to ensure that the UK continues to be a secure place to live and do business. Rather than deliver traditional classroom-based training, our project assesses the effectiveness of the delivery of cyber security through the use of games based learning to simulate cybercrimes and provide training in incident response. The aim of our research is to transform the delivery of first responder training in tackling cybercrime.

Through the use of a Game Jam and subsequent prototype development, we have trialed training materials that are based on serious games technology. The game poses a common incident reported to the police, for example the problem of a virtual person receiving offensive messages via Facebook and the training reflects the dialogue with that person and the technical steps to ensure that a copy of the evidence has been preserved for further investigation. Evaluation has been conducted with local police officers. Overall, this approach to the large-scale provision of training (potentially to a whole force) is shown to offer potential.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	E-learning and games
Subtitle of host publication	11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26 – 28, 2017 : revised selected papers
Editors	Feng Tian, Christos Gatzidis, Abdennour El Rhalibi, Wen Tang, Fred Charles
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	108-111
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319658490
ISBN (Print)	9783319658483
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65849-0_13
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017
Event	11th International Conference on E-Learning and Games - Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Jun 2017 → 28 Jun 2017 Conference number: 11

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	10345
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	11th International Conference on E-Learning and Games
Abbreviated title	Edutainment 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bournemouth
Period	26/06/17 → 28/06/17

Keywords

Gamification
Serious games
Cybersecurity

UN SDGs

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Coull, N., Donald, I., Ferguson, I., Keane, E., Mitchell, T., Smith, O. V., Stevenson, E., & Tomkins, P. (2017). The gamification of cybersecurity training. In F. Tian, C. Gatzidis, A. El Rhalibi, W. Tang, & F. Charles (Eds.), E-learning and games: 11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26 – 28, 2017 : revised selected papers (pp. 108-111). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10345). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65849-0_13

Coull, Natalie ; Donald, Iain ; Ferguson, Ian et al. / The gamification of cybersecurity training. E-learning and games: 11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26 – 28, 2017 : revised selected papers. editor / Feng Tian ; Christos Gatzidis ; Abdennour El Rhalibi ; Wen Tang ; Fred Charles. Cham : Springer, 2017. pp. 108-111 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Coull, N, Donald, I, Ferguson, I, Keane, E, Mitchell, T, Smith, OV, Stevenson, E & Tomkins, P 2017, The gamification of cybersecurity training. in F Tian, C Gatzidis, A El Rhalibi, W Tang & F Charles (eds), E-learning and games: 11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26 – 28, 2017 : revised selected papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 10345, Springer, Cham, pp. 108-111, 11th International Conference on E-Learning and Games, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 26/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65849-0_13

The gamification of cybersecurity training. / Coull, Natalie; Donald, Iain; Ferguson, Ian et al.
E-learning and games: 11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26 – 28, 2017 : revised selected papers. ed. / Feng Tian; Christos Gatzidis; Abdennour El Rhalibi; Wen Tang; Fred Charles. Cham: Springer, 2017. p. 108-111 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10345).

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Coull N, Donald I, Ferguson I, Keane E, Mitchell T, Smith OV et al. The gamification of cybersecurity training. In Tian F, Gatzidis C, El Rhalibi A, Tang W, Charles F, editors, E-learning and games: 11th International Conference, Edutainment 2017, Bournemouth, UK, June 26 – 28, 2017 : revised selected papers. Cham: Springer. 2017. p. 108-111. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Epub 2017 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-65849-0_13

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