In recent years, 'Escape Rooms' have become really popular in our country, with many rooms already existing throughout the country. In all of these, an initial story is proposed with an objective such as finding a hidden vaccine, some documents or simply leave the room where you are locked. To reach this objective there are different tests to obtain different keys or keys with which to continue advancing.
But these Escape Room can be taken to the digital world, not having to do them in person. This is precisely what the National Cryptological Center of Spain has done by creating an authentic Escape Room game to complete in sixty minutes and that is focused on cybersecurity.
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A completely online Escape Room with many puzzles
This initiative aims to make all citizens aware of how important cybersecurity is and the different tips that must be followed to keep a secure password, not download files that are not trusted or avoid falling into phishing. Specifically, it is an experience that It is focused on ransomware.
To access this virtual Escape Room you simply have to enter the website created for this purpose. As soon as you start, and as happens in these experiences, you will have a synopsis of the initial story. In this it is related: ““Your company has been attacked by ransomware that has managed to bypass all protection systems and hijack the information from a colleague's terminal.”
In order to resolve this security incident, you will have to find a deactivation code in less than an hour, since after that time all data will be deleted. When starting, You appear in the supposed main terminal of the company and you will have to start investigating the different puzzles which are completely interactive. Among these we find maps, newspaper notes, torn papers… the important thing is to touch everything you come across.
As in face-to-face games, remember that there are elements that have to be saved for later and also They recommend having paper and pencil on hand. As a difference, it is explained that the use of the Internet is allowed to solve some of the puzzles.
It is undoubtedly a pleasant experience to be able to have information about a threat as important as ransomware and which has led to different kidnappings in Spanish town halls. And all in a really interesting environment such as an Escape Room that is completely interactive.
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