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Gamified Security Awareness

Security awareness built around challenges, simulations, points and leaderboards, so people practise good habits instead of sitting through slides.

The client need

Annual slide decks and one-off e-learning are quickly forgotten.

Annual slide decks and one-off e-learning are quickly forgotten. People learn security behaviour by doing it, and they keep doing it when it feels engaging and recognised. Gamification applies game mechanics to awareness: realistic challenges, short scenarios, friendly competition and visible progress, tied to the risks your organisation actually faces.

PillarConsulting
CategoryAwareness
Scope

What the engagement covers

  • Awareness needs assessment and selection of the behaviours that matter most, such as phishing, passwords, data handling and incident reporting
  • Game design: storylines, levels, challenges, scoring rules and rewards suited to your culture
  • Scenario-based challenges built on realistic threats, including phishing and social engineering simulations
  • Team and individual leaderboards, badges and recognition that encourage participation without shaming
  • Short micro-learning rounds that fit into the working day
  • Role-based tracks for staff, managers, executives and technical teams
  • Capture the flag and tabletop style events for security and IT teams
  • Localised content in English and Arabic where needed
  • Measurement of participation, behaviour change and reporting rates, with leadership summaries
Gamified learning

Explore Our Cybersecurity Games

Hands-on challenges that turn everyday security decisions into memorable learning experiences.

  • Illustration of a glass escape room with a treasure chest, keyhole arch and puzzle sphere
    Team challenge

    Cybersecurity Escape Room

    Solve cybersecurity puzzles, uncover clues and assemble the code to unlock the final reward. Encourage teamwork and practical security decisions under time pressure.

  • Illustration of an intact glass mask beside a shattered mask, viewed through a magnifier
    VR experience

    Cyber Clone Detective

    Investigate suspicious calls, videos and messages. Compare identity signals and decide when to trust, verify or escalate a possible impersonation attempt.

  • Illustration of a glass home office protected by a shield, with an unknown USB device nearby
    VR experience

    Remote Work Under Attack

    Navigate everyday remote-working risks, including unsafe connections, phishing and unknown devices. Discover how each decision affects what happens next.

  • Illustration of an isometric glass office floor with figures and a glowing investigation path
    Interactive team investigation

    Find the Insider

    Follow evidence across accounts, devices and an incident timeline. Distinguish legitimate activity from suspicious behaviour and practise evidence-based escalation.

  • Illustration of a glass combination padlock with puzzle pieces and a key
    AR concept

    Password Challenge

    Spot weak and reused credentials, build stronger passphrases and respond to unexpected authentication requests. Make secure account habits part of the challenge.

  • Illustration of a glass phishing envelope with a hook, magnifier and cursor
    AR concept

    Think Before You Click

    Examine senders, links, attachments and urgent requests. Choose whether to proceed, verify, report or delete based on the evidence.

  • Illustration of two glass banks linked by a verification gate and a warning marker
    AR concept

    Urgent Transfer

    Investigate a pressured payment request using fictional business scenarios. Verify identities and beneficiary changes before authorising a transfer.

  • Illustration of a glass desk with a locked monitor, USB device and drawer
    Proposed QR/mobile AR experience

    The Secure Desk

    Identify exposed documents, unlocked screens and unknown USB devices. Choose the right action to protect information and secure the workspace.

Images are illustrations of each concept, not actual gameplay screenshots. Formats marked concept or proposed are in development.

Delivery approach

Understand. Prioritize. Enable.

How we deliver gamified security awareness, step by step.

  1. 01

    Pick the behaviours

    We agree which risky behaviours to change first and how success will be measured, using your incident history and the requirements that apply to you.

  2. 02

    Design the game

    Challenges, scoring, levels and rewards are designed to match your people, language and culture, and reviewed with HR and communications.

  3. 03

    Launch and engage

    A staged roll-out with campaigns, team competitions and reminders that keep participation high.

  4. 04

    Measure and refine

    Participation and behaviour data feed back into new rounds, so the programme stays fresh and gets harder as people improve.

Deliverables

What your team receives

01Awareness needs and behaviour assessment
02Game design document with scoring and reward rules
03Challenge and scenario library
04Phishing and social engineering simulation set
05Leaderboard and recognition guidelines
06Communication and launch kit
07Participation and behaviour change report
08Leadership summary with recommendations
Business value

Why it matters to the business

01

Higher participation than conventional training

02

Behaviour that is practised, not just remembered

03

Visible measures of awareness for leadership, auditors and regulators

04

A positive security culture across teams

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