CyberSec Games creates physical card games and kits that make cybersecurity training collaborative and engaging. Their products, including the Elevation of Privilege threat modeling game, help teams identify security risks early in the design process through structured play. The company also offers privacy and incident response games, plus supporting merchandise like dice and notebooks.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Traditional cybersecurity training often relies on passive methods like presentations and policy documents, which fail to change behaviors or foster deep understanding. Teams struggle to identify security risks early in the development process because standard approaches don't encourage the critical, collaborative thinking needed to uncover vulnerabilities before code exists.
Solution
CyberSec Games provides physical card games and kits that turn cybersecurity education into interactive, team-based experiences. Their threat modeling games, such as Elevation of Privilege, prompt developers, architects, and security experts to ask "what could go wrong?" while systems are still being designed, shifting security left in the development lifecycle. The games create a shared structure for discussing risk, allowing product managers, junior engineers, and security specialists to contribute equally. Sessions produce concrete outputs like prioritized risk lists or clearer threat models, making security discussions more productive and memorable than traditional training methods.
Target Audience
Primary customers are software development teams, security professionals, and organizations seeking to improve their threat modeling and security awareness practices through collaborative, hands-on training.
Features
- Elevation of Privilege (EoP) card game that uses real-world research scenarios to prompt teams to identify security threats during system design
- Play-to-learn kits that include multiple decks and supporting materials for facilitated workshops
- OWASP Cornucopia editions for web and mobile app threat modeling, plus a cloud and DevOps edition
- PLOT4ai threat modeling library specifically designed for artificial intelligence systems
- LINDDUN GO privacy threat modeling cards for identifying privacy risks
- Backdoors & Breaches incident response game with D20 dice for simulating security breach scenarios
- Byte Club card game that teaches players to decide whether to hack or not in various situations
- Physical merchandise including notebooks, posters, stencils, t-shirts, and wallet cards to reinforce security awareness