Code Blue - Gamification of Incident Response
Primary Investigator:
Nicole Hands
Nicole Hands, Olivia Anderson
Abstract
Gamification, or the process of applying game-like elements to non-game scenarios, has been shown to increase learners’ skill and knowledge mastery, motivation, interest, and enjoyment. Applying gamification to cybersecurity incident response would allow learners to develop the technical and decision-making skills required to effectively detect and respond to cyber incidents in a more accessible and appealing format. This project looks at improving cybersecurity education through gamification. The solution we’ve developed utilizes Roguelike games to provide a randomized scenario in which students can practice incident response in real-world like conditions.