The prevalence and sophistication of cyberattacks have grown exponentially in recent years, posing significant threats to individuals, organizations, and society at large. As a response to this escalating concern, educational initiatives have emerged to raise awareness about the tactics and vulnerabilities exploited by malicious actors in the digital realm. One innovative approach gaining traction is the development of hacking simulation games, which provide players with a hands-on experience of the attacker’s mindset and techniques. By immersing players in a realistic hacking environment, these games offer a unique educational platform to enhance cybersecurity knowledge and promote proactive defense strategies. This research aims to contribute to this emerging field by proposing the implementation of a hacking simulation game that focuses on the awareness and mitigation of cyberattacks. Specifically, the game design centers on enabling players to assume the role of the attacker, offering them insights into the consequences of weak passwords and the importance of password diversification and several more relevant cybersecurity attacks. The overall outcome from this development is a four-level game that allows its player to enrich their cybersecurity awareness.

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MASTERM1ND: A Virtual Reality Web-Based Cybersecurity Awareness Game

  • Hussain Assaf Alassaf,
  • Abdulaziz Mohammed Tayeb,
  • Muhammad Sufiyan Shoukat Ali,
  • Eyad Raed Elsadouni,
  • Hassan Harun ur Rashid,
  • Hoda Elsayed,
  • Muhammed Umair Khan

摘要

The prevalence and sophistication of cyberattacks have grown exponentially in recent years, posing significant threats to individuals, organizations, and society at large. As a response to this escalating concern, educational initiatives have emerged to raise awareness about the tactics and vulnerabilities exploited by malicious actors in the digital realm. One innovative approach gaining traction is the development of hacking simulation games, which provide players with a hands-on experience of the attacker’s mindset and techniques. By immersing players in a realistic hacking environment, these games offer a unique educational platform to enhance cybersecurity knowledge and promote proactive defense strategies. This research aims to contribute to this emerging field by proposing the implementation of a hacking simulation game that focuses on the awareness and mitigation of cyberattacks. Specifically, the game design centers on enabling players to assume the role of the attacker, offering them insights into the consequences of weak passwords and the importance of password diversification and several more relevant cybersecurity attacks. The overall outcome from this development is a four-level game that allows its player to enrich their cybersecurity awareness.