2024 Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference

Cybersecurity games provide a unique approach, called Learn to Play, Play to Learn. By teaching individuals how to play cybersecurity-related games and challenges, they can take on more complexity as they play, opening up to self-paced, applied learning, similar to Montessori, in a team-oriented immersive environment. This life-long skill can be adopted at any stage to safely keep cyber skills sharp throughout careers. From the school room to the board room, games provide valuable experiential learning and proficiency metrics used in resumes, performance reviews, and interviews.
During this talk, Jessica Gulick will share what it means to create a Cybersecurity-oriented esport, why it is important, and how it's happening within the US Cyber Games.