sD&D: Design and Implementation of Cybersecurity Educational Game with Highly Extensible Functionality

Cybersecurity issues have gained more attention due to the rapid development of new technology. In many cases, cyber theft happened due to a lack of understanding of how to secure a single piece of private information. In the present paper, we attempt to provide an inexpensive and easy tool for learning cybersecurity through a board game simulation called Security Defense and Dungeons (sD&D). The basic concept is not only to introduce the latest cybersecurity equipment and solutions, but also to provide cybersecurity education for players to raise awareness regarding cybersecurity threats. In addition, we attempt to train users in good practices concerning team communication and human resources. The simple game interface includes cybersecurity task scenarios, featured intuitive game design for users, and easy exploration of the provided scenario. In addition, the proposed game, in which players can share game resources and bits of knowledge, communicate via a chat room. In the present study, in order to evaluate the proposed method and prototype implementation, we performed a user study with student users. The questionnaire results were mostly positive comments and opinions.