Grades 9–12
SOC Analyst for a Day
Make five decisions during a pretend security incident. Score 80 or more (out of 100) to earn the badge.
Score 0Step 1/5Maple Valley School (made up)
02:20 AMALERT: 40 failed logins on teacher account “jlee” from an unknown overseas address.
You are the analyst on duty. What do you do first?
What this game teaches
- Checking evidence before acting
- Containing a problem quickly
- Telling leaders clearly what happened
Play together
- Read the story out loud like a mystery.
- Before choosing, each person argues for a different option.
- Afterwards: what would you do differently?
Want more? This game comes from Cybersecurity Pathway: Cyber Career Academy
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