Social networking sites are a popular medium of interaction and communication. Social networking sites provide the ability to run applications and games to test users’ knowledge. The popularity of social networks makes it an ideal tool through which awareness can be created on existing and emerging security threats. This paper proposes an interactive game hosted by social networking sites with the purpose of creating awareness on information security threats and vulnerabilities. The game applies principles of good game design which includes: the decisions over hypermedia, multimedia and hypertext to achieve perception, comprehension or projection, comprehensive database of questions, weighted system, use of practical data, automation, dynamcis, effort and user acceptance. The aim of the paper is show the effectiveness of using a virtual tool in cyber awareness creation. This paper will thus deal with the proposal of an interactive web-based game which informs and then tests users about potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
Reference:
Labuschagne, WA, Burke, I, Veerasamy, N and Eloff, MM. 2011. Design of cyber security awareness game utilizing a social media framework. 10th Annual Information Security for South Africa Conference (ISSA 2011), Hayatt Regency Hotel, Rosebank, South Africa, 15-17 August 2011
Labuschagne, W., Burke, I. D., Veerasamy, N., & Eloff, M. (2011). Design of cyber security awareness game utilizing a social media framework. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5225
Labuschagne, WA, Ivan D Burke, Namosha Veerasamy, and MM Eloff. "Design of cyber security awareness game utilizing a social media framework." (2011): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5225
Labuschagne W, Burke ID, Veerasamy N, Eloff M, Design of cyber security awareness game utilizing a social media framework; 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5225 .
