Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games

Steven Furnell; James Todd; Simon Castle-Green; Lucija Šmid

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-94924-1_17

Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games

Steven Furnell, James Todd, Simon Castle-Green, Lucija Šmid

University of Nottingham

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Abstract

This short paper (supporting an invited presentation at the WISE 2025 conference) summarises a series of cybersecurity awareness activities, which have been designed to offer short but meaningful opportunities for layperson users to build basic cybersecurity awareness. The three activities – Password Strength Meter, Hacker Whacker game, and Cyber Defence Dice game – have been used in various public-facing events, and collectively demonstrate success in delivering cybersecurity awareness in a fun and engaging manner.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Security Education. Empowering People Through Information Security Education - 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 2025, Proceedings
Editors	Lynette Drevin, Wai Sze Leung, Suné von Solms
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	241-244
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9783031949234
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94924-1_17
Publication status	Acceptance date - 21 May 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference on Information Security Education, WISE 2025 - Maribor, Slovenia Duration: 21 May 2025 → 23 May 2025

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	742 IFIPAICT
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-422X

Conference

Conference	17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference on Information Security Education, WISE 2025
Country/Territory	Slovenia
City	Maribor
Period	21/05/25 → 23/05/25

Keywords

Awareness
Cyber Games
Gamification
User Engagement

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Information Systems and Management

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Furnell, S., Todd, J., Castle-Green, S., & Šmid, L. (Accepted/In press). Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games. In L. Drevin, W. S. Leung, & S. von Solms (Eds.), Information Security Education. Empowering People Through Information Security Education - 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 2025, Proceedings (pp. 241-244). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 742 IFIPAICT). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94924-1_17

Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games. / Furnell, Steven; Todd, James; Castle-Green, Simon et al.
Information Security Education. Empowering People Through Information Security Education - 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 2025, Proceedings. ed. / Lynette Drevin; Wai Sze Leung; Suné von Solms. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2026. p. 241-244 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 742 IFIPAICT).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Furnell, S, Todd, J, Castle-Green, S & Šmid, L 2026, Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games. in L Drevin, WS Leung & S von Solms (eds), Information Security Education. Empowering People Through Information Security Education - 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 2025, Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 742 IFIPAICT, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 241-244, 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference on Information Security Education, WISE 2025, Maribor, Slovenia, 21/05/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-94924-1_17

Furnell S, Todd J, Castle-Green S, Šmid L. Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games. In Drevin L, Leung WS, von Solms S, editors, Information Security Education. Empowering People Through Information Security Education - 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 2025, Proceedings. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2026. p. 241-244. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-94924-1_17

Furnell, Steven ; Todd, James ; Castle-Green, Simon et al. / Cybersecurity Awareness via Physical Games. Information Security Education. Empowering People Through Information Security Education - 17th IFIP WG 11.8 World Conference, WISE 2025, Proceedings. editor / Lynette Drevin ; Wai Sze Leung ; Suné von Solms. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2026. pp. 241-244 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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