Gamification Techniques for Raising Cyber Security Awareness
Sam Scholefield, Lynsay A. Shepherd

TL;DR
This paper explores using gamification, specifically a role-playing quiz app, to improve password security awareness among average users, showing positive engagement and perceived benefits.
Contribution
It introduces a novel gamified Android app for password security education and provides initial evidence of its effectiveness in raising security awareness.
Findings
Users enjoyed learning through the app
Participants felt they benefited from gamification techniques
The prototype showed promise for broader security education
Abstract
Due to the prevalence of online services in modern society, such as internet banking and social media, it is important for users to have an understanding of basic security measures in order to keep themselves safe online. However, users often do not know how to make their online interactions secure, which demonstrates an educational need in this area. Gamification has grown in popularity in recent years and has been used to teach people about a range of subjects. This paper presents an exploratory study investigating the use of gamification techniques to educate average users about password security, with the aim of raising overall security awareness. To explore the impact of such techniques, a role-playing quiz application (RPG) was developed for the Android platform to educate users about password security. Results gained from the work highlighted that users enjoyed learning via the…
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