ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue
Release: 2019
What is ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue?
ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is the industry's first multi-player strategy computer game where players compete against each other, head-to-head, to take control/maintain control of a computer network. This is not a fiction-based game like those found on the consumer gaming market. This is a live, player vs. player "gamified" training simulator, designed to teach cyber security skills in an immersive and interactive applied learning environment.
It's Not Just a Game: Learn Real-World Cybersecurity!
Developed by Clint Bodungen and Aaron Shbeeb, authors of Hacking Exposed: Industrial Control Systems and experienced cybersecurity professional Matthew Anderson, ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is the first ever multiplayer computer game designed to teach real-world cybersecurity! Learn how hackers think, operate, and attack systems by playing the part of the red team (no prior skills necessary)! Play the part of the blue team and learn about real cybersecurity controls, technology, methods, and strategies! ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is also the only training tool in the world that exercises practical application of “higher-level” and more strategic concepts such as building cybersecurity programs, risk mitigation strategy, and more.
Play as the Blue Team or Even the Red Team (No Prior Skill Required)!
Which side will you choose? The hackers (red team) or the cyber defenders (blue team)? You get to do both, with no technical learning curve to play as the red team! Battle head-to-head in turn-based cyber warfare, where the fate of a company's computers, network, information, and even critical industrial control systems hang in the balance.
It's the CTF (Capture the Flag) FOR EVERYONE!
Traditional cybersecurity CTFs involve solving a variety of (often technical) challenges, which earn the players points. ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue brings capture the flag back to what it was historically meant to be… team-on-team, infiltration style, competition!
By the Community... For the Community
Every single member of the development team for this game actually comes from the cybersecurity (or INFOSEC) community. Most of us work, or have worked, for years as cybersecurity professionals, and we all remain active members of the community. ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue was developed and tested as a result of the feedback from more than 300 beta testers in the cybersecurity community. Our goal is to continue to make regular updates based on continued feedback, making this truly a game by the community, for the community.
Game Play
ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is a turn-based strategy game played much like popular global domination board games. Rather than a world map, the "game board" consists of a computer network, which players compete for control over. It’s simple and easy to learn. Instead of simulated computer terminals, players choose and commit actions using "action cards" similar to a trading card game.
Features
Single Player vs. Computer A.I. (as red team or blue team)
1-on-1 internet and local hot seat multiplayer
Cross-platform multiplayer
Touch screen optimized
In-game real-world cybersecurity advice and hints
Beginner tutorial
Configurable settings and win conditions
"Game-pedia" with game play concepts and instructions, as well as real-world cybersecurity definitions and concepts
ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is the industry's first multi-player strategy computer game where players compete against each other, head-to-head, to take control/maintain control of a computer network. This is not a fiction-based game like those found on the consumer gaming market. This is a live, player vs. player "gamified" training simulator, designed to teach cyber security skills in an immersive and interactive applied learning environment.
It's Not Just a Game: Learn Real-World Cybersecurity!
Developed by Clint Bodungen and Aaron Shbeeb, authors of Hacking Exposed: Industrial Control Systems and experienced cybersecurity professional Matthew Anderson, ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is the first ever multiplayer computer game designed to teach real-world cybersecurity! Learn how hackers think, operate, and attack systems by playing the part of the red team (no prior skills necessary)! Play the part of the blue team and learn about real cybersecurity controls, technology, methods, and strategies! ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is also the only training tool in the world that exercises practical application of “higher-level” and more strategic concepts such as building cybersecurity programs, risk mitigation strategy, and more.
Play as the Blue Team or Even the Red Team (No Prior Skill Required)!
Which side will you choose? The hackers (red team) or the cyber defenders (blue team)? You get to do both, with no technical learning curve to play as the red team! Battle head-to-head in turn-based cyber warfare, where the fate of a company's computers, network, information, and even critical industrial control systems hang in the balance.
It's the CTF (Capture the Flag) FOR EVERYONE!
Traditional cybersecurity CTFs involve solving a variety of (often technical) challenges, which earn the players points. ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue brings capture the flag back to what it was historically meant to be… team-on-team, infiltration style, competition!
By the Community... For the Community
Every single member of the development team for this game actually comes from the cybersecurity (or INFOSEC) community. Most of us work, or have worked, for years as cybersecurity professionals, and we all remain active members of the community. ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue was developed and tested as a result of the feedback from more than 300 beta testers in the cybersecurity community. Our goal is to continue to make regular updates based on continued feedback, making this truly a game by the community, for the community.
Game Play
ThreatGEN Red vs. Blue is a turn-based strategy game played much like popular global domination board games. Rather than a world map, the "game board" consists of a computer network, which players compete for control over. It’s simple and easy to learn. Instead of simulated computer terminals, players choose and commit actions using "action cards" similar to a trading card game.
Features
Single Player vs. Computer A.I. (as red team or blue team)
1-on-1 internet and local hot seat multiplayer
Cross-platform multiplayer
Touch screen optimized
In-game real-world cybersecurity advice and hints
Beginner tutorial
Configurable settings and win conditions
"Game-pedia" with game play concepts and instructions, as well as real-world cybersecurity definitions and concepts
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