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Design of cyber security awareness game utilizing a social media framework

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dc.contributor.author Labuschagne W.A. en
dc.contributor.author Burke I. en
dc.contributor.author Veerasamy N. en
dc.contributor.author Eloff, M.M. en
dc.date.accessioned 2012-11-01T16:31:38Z
dc.date.available 2012-11-01T16:31:38Z
dc.date.issued 2011 en
dc.identifier.citation 2011 Information Security for South Africa - Proceedings of the ISSA 2011 Conference en
dc.identifier.isbn 9.78146E+12 en
dc.identifier.other 10.1109/ISSA.2011.6027538 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7488
dc.description.abstract 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. © 2011 IEEE. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject application; awareness; security; social networking; threat; vulnerability awareness; Cyber security; Game design; Hypermedia; Interactive games; security; Security threats; Social media; Social networking sites; Social Networks; threat; User acceptance; Virtual tool; vulnerability; Hypertext systems; Security systems; Social networking (online); User interfaces; Security of data en
dc.title Design of cyber security awareness game utilizing a social media framework en
dc.type Conference Paper en


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