Google game teaches kids about online safety

Talking to kids about online safety is a difficult undertaking for many adults, and making the lessons stick is even harder. To that end, Google has launched a new program called Be Internet Awesome, which includes: An online video game called Interland A classroom curriculum A YouTube video series The game and learning materials, designed with the help of online safety experts like the Family Online Safety Institute, the Internet Keep Safe Coalition and ConnectSafely, … More Continue reading Google game teaches kids about online safety

Cybersecurity gamification: A shortcut to learning

Cybersecurity awareness trainings are usually a boring affair, so imagine my colleagues’ surprise when I exited the room in which I participated in a demonstration of the Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation (KIPS) game and told them: “You have to try this!” This enthusiasm is apparently shared by the overwhelming majority of people who undergo one or more of the trainings that make part of Kaspersky Lab’s set of cybersecurity awareness products, game host Slava Borilin … More Continue reading Cybersecurity gamification: A shortcut to learning