01279nas a2200133   4500000000100000008004100001260001500042100001900057700001900076700002000095245008700115856005800202520088500260       2022                            d  c2022-10-081 aWilliam Toledo1 aSushil J Louis1 aShamik Sengupta00aNetDefense: A Tower Defense Cybersecurity Game for Middle and High School Students  uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/99624103 aThis Innovate Practice Full Paper presents a new game for cybersecurity learning. Cybersecurity education is critical to personal media consumption, privacy protection, and national infrastructure. We live in a world that is increasingly connected; the majority of people, particularly young people, engage with technology and social media for multiple hours per day, using the internet as a source of news, entertainment, and connection to the outside world. However, threats on the internet, including misinformation, disinformation, phishing, and multiple other cybersecurity threats grow each year. Because of this, cybersecurity is an essential skill for K-12 and all undergraduate students to learn in public schools. In this study, we asked K-12 teachers to analyze a specific game, NetDefense, designed to teach students basic cybersecurity concepts related to networking.