Escape Rooms and Virtual Treasure Hunts: Leveraging Interactive Learning in Your Awareness Program

SANS Security Awareness: Managing Human Risk Summit 2024
Escape Rooms and Virtual Treasure Hunts - Leveraging Interactive Learning in your Awareness Program
Speaker: Adrian Kwitkowsky, Manager - Information Security Training and Awareness, First Citizens Bank
In my proposed talk for the SANS Security Awareness Summit, I will explore the transformative impact of interactive learning in cybersecurity training, drawing on our success with an escape room at First Citizens Bank as well as my extensive prior experience creating virtual OSINT treasure hunts. This session will guide attendees through the conception, design, and execution of engaging educational experiences that go beyond traditional training methods.
Participants will learn how to craft compelling puzzles and scenarios for both physical escape rooms and virtual treasure hunts, each designed to educate on critical cybersecurity practices and principles. The presentation will highlight the importance of moving away from passive learning, demonstrating how immersive activities can significantly enhance knowledge retention and understanding.
I will share practical insights into organizing these interactive experiences, from assembling materials and setting up environments to leveraging open-source intelligence tools for virtual hunts. Attendees will gain strategies for incorporating interactive elements into cybersecurity training, tips for creating memorable and impactful learning activities, and evidence of how such approaches foster a security-conscious culture within organizations. I'll also speak about how leveraging various AI tools can lower the typical barrier to entry for these activities.
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