FB1: Cyber Fortress Enterprise - Simulation-Strategic Game Based on Scenarios of the Latest Advanced Cyber Attacks

Cyber fortress is an online strategy TTX game in which players learn how to build and defend critical infrastructure of various organizations in their virtual countries. For this purpose there are scenarios prepared, based on real cyberattacks. Scenarios, which consist of both - technical and organizational aspects, simulate real cyber-attacks.

The game can be played by individual players as well as teams. Especially team based version bring a significant value in terms of understanding and learn a cooperation during crisis situations. Building the most effective cybersecurity system is on the budget-based approach. Players and teams receive a virtual budget that limits the scope of their investments.

The main idea and the task during the game is protection of teams/players critical infrastructure against the most likely threats and to effectively react during the attack phases. Competitors have available various cybersecurity measures, which represent real choices from organizational aspects, processes and technical cybersecurity solutions. Those measures (safeguards) are divided into eight categories (Organization, Physical infrastructure, Entire network, Network edge, Internal network, Endpoints, Apps and Data). Safeguards are scored differently based on their effectiveness in terms of prevention (identification and protection) and response (response, detection and recovery). The team that best prepares its organization for the events wins.