Design and Evaluation of Mobile Games for Enhancing Cyber Security Awareness
Fahad Ali Alotaibi, S. Furnell, I. Stengel, M. Papadaki · Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transaction · 2018
The ever-increasing threats on cybersecurity have consequently increased the need for enhanced awareness about cybersecurity and its various threats among public.This paper presents the design aspects of the two mobile gaming applications: Password Protector and Malware Guardian.Further, different mobile games concept developed during the course of the study is also presented.Password Protector aimed at educating the users about the need for creating strong and complex passwords, remembering and changing them frequently.Meanwhile, Malware Guardian was aimed at educating players about different security threats, security issues, the risks associated with it and the tools to be used for preventing these attacks.The design methodology of both games is presented in this paper along with the heuristic evaluation and analysis of the developed games.The design methodology of both games is presented in this paper along with the heuristic evaluation and analysis of the developed games.The results from the pre and post study survey analysis for both games have shown significant improvements in the level of understanding of the participants about Password and Malware awareness.