Hack Your Board's Mindset: Closing the Strategy-Operations Gap via Board Game Simulations
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Claims that encoding CDM and CTEM into game-based simulations builds shared mental models and speeds alignment by months. Two tabletop programs — CyberKen (monopoly‑style portfolio play, budget tokens, probabilistic defense cards) and Cyber Crisis (role-based CTEM incident playbook, attacker simulation) — are built and deployed; mechanics use time compression, tactile tokens and live attacker play. Validated across 1,000+ participants at conferences, results show clearer investment tradeoffs and faster cross‑role decisions.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Strategy-operations gap in cybersecurity
- 2:37Problems in cybersecurity training
- 6:33Board games solve learning gap
- 9:41Benefits of gamified learning
- 11:24Cyber Defense Matrix framework
- 13:11Continuous Threat Exposure Management
- 14:36Demo of CyberKen board game
- 22:23Introducing CyberCrisis board game
- 29:27Key takeaways from simulations
- 30:53Q&A
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