Human-Centered Cybersecurity Education
Get curious.
Stay secure.
Most security advice assumes people are the weak link. I’ve spent sixteen years on the other side of that assumption – running the attacks – and it’s not true. Fear makes people brittle. Curiosity makes them careful. I build games and courses that teach the second one.
Technical controls matter, but nearly every breach still starts with a person who was rushed, anxious, or embarrassed to ask a question. That’s not a training gap you fix with more warnings – it’s a nervous system problem.
Curious & Secure exists to close it from the human side: tabletop games that make the concepts stick through play instead of compliance slides, and courses built for the moments people actually feel unsure – like helping a parent navigate a scam text without making them feel like they’re losing their independence.
A fast-to-learn card game where you protect your Tech from Attacks by playing the right Defense – and paying attention to your own User Errors. Ships with 70 Defense, 40 Tech, 8 User Error, and 8 Attack cards.
The other side of the table. Where Defense teaches you to protect yourself, Offense puts you inside the attacker’s playbook – so you recognize the moves before they’re used on you.
Ages 10 and up. No lecture, no slides – the security concepts are the game mechanics.
Built by experts who ran the phishing simulations – not the compliance training everyone clicks through.
My first course: practical guidance for keeping a parent safe online, without making them feel managed.
Build Your Tech Deck
Start with 4 visible Tech cards that you are sworn to protect from cyber Attacks and User Errors.
Establish Defenses
Keep your Defense cards secret from other players, as you prepare to protect your Tech from ongoing security threats like identity theft, malvertising, deepfake scams, and more.
Acquire & Secure Tech
On your turn, you must take 2 actions. Decide whether you’d like to Acquire valuable new Tech, or Secure existing Tech from incoming attacks.
Activate Security Measures
Use Defense cards to implement real-world security measures like anti-virus software, router updates, multi-factor authentication, and cloud backups to keep your Tech protected from hackers.
Tech Protected & Encrypted
Once you’ve successfully protected 4 Tech cards, the end of the game is triggered. The player who protected the highest total value of Tech cards wins.
Real-World Application
Real-World Application
Learn real ways to stay cyber safe.
Play Anywhere
Play Anywhere
Card box is easy to pack or store.
Family Friendly
Family Friendly
Dramatic, exciting, and fun for all players.
Quick Gameplay
Quick Gameplay
Single-page instructions get you playing right away.