CyberCIEGE
an innovative video
game and tool to teach computer and network security concepts
CyberCIEGE
enhances information assurance and cyber security education and
training through the use
of computer gaming techniques such as those employed in SimCity™. In
the CyberCIEGE virtual world, users
spend virtual money to operate and defend their networks, and can watch
the consequences of their choices, while under attack.
Cyber Security Simulation
In its
interactive
environment, CyberCIEGE covers significant aspects of
computer and network security and defense. Players of this video game
purchase and
configure workstations, servers, operating systems, applications, and
network devices. They make trade offs as
they struggle to maintain a balance between budget,
productivity, and security. In its longer scenarios, users advance
through a series of stages and must protect increasingly valuable
corporate assets against escalating attacks.
CyberCIEGE includes configurable firewalls, VPNs, link encryptors and
access control mechanisms. It includes identity management
components such as biometric scanners and authentication servers.
Attack types include corrupt insiders, trap doors, Trojan
horses, viruses, denial of service, and exploitation of weakly
configured systems. Attacker motives to compromise assets
differ by asset and scenario, thereby supporting scenarios ranging from
e-mail attachment awareness to cyber warfare.
Active
Learning with CyberCIEGE
This paper
describes the game for educators and trainers who may want to
incorporate the game into their courses. Also see our
notional syllabus.
Development
and Availability
Development
of CyberCIEGE was
sponsored by the US Navy, the Naval Education and Training Command, the
Office of Naval Research, the Biometrics Task Force, the Office of
the Secretary of Defense, and the National Science Foundation.
Numerous NPS students have participated in tool and scenario
development.
CyberCIEGE
is available
at no cost to agencies of the US Government by contacting
cyberciege@nps.edu. Educational licenses are available at not cost to
educational institutions. Contact
cyberciege@nps.edu. If you are a
student, ask your teacher to request the game. A free evaluation
version of CyberCIEGE is available here. The
evaluation version has limited capabilities, e.g., you cannot save
games.
You can customize and create your own scenarios using the Scenario
Development Kit.
Questions?
Visit our FAQ, or write
to cyberciege@nps.edu
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