Hackers \’ Epoch Cybersecurity (Classic Edition)

A turn-based strategy card game in which players can hack their opponent’s infrastructure.

Hackers \’ Epoch Cybersecurity Card Game is a tool for teaching students many of the terms associated with threats and vulnerabilities within the scope of Cybersecurity. These cards gamify some aspects of cybersecurity training and provide the educator with a starting point for the discussion of cybersecurity principles with students. As students play the game, they use the cards to build their own network infrastructure and defend it, while attempting to Deceive, Disrupt, Deny, Degrade, or Destroy systems and services belonging to other players. The goal is to add as many systems as possible to one’s own infrastructure before the game ends.

The following domains are used within the card game:

Malware

Network Intrusion

Social Engineering

Web Exploitation

SCADA Sabotage

Physical Intrusion

Within those domains, the following cards represent the various threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations:

Advance Persistent Threat

Antivirus

Backup Power

Blackout

Botnet

Cross-Site Request Forgery

Deceive and Disrupt

Degrade and Destroy

Denial of Service

Drive-By Download

Encryption

Footprinting

Hacktivist

Infiltrator

Infrastructure Upgrade

Lockdown

Man in the Middle

Network Breach

Password Cracking

Phishing

Port Scan

Ransomware

Reimage

Replay

Session Hijacking

Spam Filter

Spear Phishing

Spoofing

Switch Attack

Trojan Horse

Unforeseen Circumstance

Upgrade and Patch

Validation

Viral Worm

War Driving

Zero Day