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# Security Card Games

**repo:** [Karneades/awesome-security-card-games](https://github.com/Karneades/awesome-security-card-games)  
**category:** [[security|Security]]
**related:** [[ctf|Ctf]]

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# Awesome Security Card Games [![Awesome](https://awesome.re/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

> A curated list of security card games (which are sometimes known as tabletop exercises).

Security card games help train your skills and enable discussions for various areas of security.

## Contents

- [Application Security](#application-security)
- [Cryptography](#cryptography)
- [Data Privacy](#data-privacy)
- [Incident Response](#incident-response)
- [Threat Modeling](#threat-modeling)
- [Various Resources](#various-resources)

## Application Security

- [Cornucopia](https://cornucopia.owasp.org) - OWASP® Cornucopia is a threat modeling tool in the form of a card game to assist software development teams identify [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) requirements in Agile, conventional and formal development processes. It's based on OWASP's Top 10, ASVS/MASVS/MASTG, CAPEC and SAFECode. The [card decks]([https://cornucopia.owasp.org/webshop)) are available both as a Website version and a Mobile version as physical decks that can be bought online or in a digital format at [copi.owasp.org](https://copi.owasp.org).

## Cryptography

- [Crypto Go](https://www.cryptogogame.com/EN) - An educational card game designed to teach up to date 
  symmetric cryptography. Crypto Go deck consists of cards representing modern cryptographic tools.

## Data Privacy

- [Know your risks](https://aca.edu.au/resources/cyber-sharing-cards/) - Learn what information is safe to share online and understand the risks. Learn about whether to share, not share or be cautious with different pieces of information.

## Incident Response

- [Backdoors & Breaches](https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/projects/backdoorsandbreaches/) - An [incident response](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/incident-response) card game. It helps you conduct [incident response](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/incident-response) tabletop exercises and learn attack tactics, tools, and methods.
- [Defensomania](https://github.com/Karneades/Defensomania) - An [incident response](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/incident-response) card game for [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) monitoring and incident response teams to discuss priorities, possible response actions and attack scenarios.

## Threat Modeling

- [Elevation of Privilege (EOP) by Microsoft](https://web.archive.org/web/20150312215303/http://www.microsoft.com/security/sdl/adopt/eop.aspx) - A card game based on Microsoft's threat modeling framework "STRIDE" (Spoofing, Tampering etc.). The [card deck](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=20303) is available as PDF from Microsoft. Adam Shostack, the author of EoP has also a [git repo](https://github.com/adamshostack/eop/) for EoP.
- [Security Cards](http://securitycards.cs.washington.edu/index.html) - A card game encouraging to think broadly and creatively about computer [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) threats. Four dimensions are covered: Human Impact, Adversary's Motivations, Adversary's Resources, Adversary's Methods.
- [Cumulus](https://github.com/TNG/cumulus) - A threat modeling card game for the clouds which helps you find threats to your DevOps or cloud project and teaches developers a [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) oriented mindset.

## Various Resources

- [Tabletop [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Games & Cards](https://adam.shostack.org/games.html) - List of security card games created and maintained by Adam Shostack.
- [Tabletop Simulations to Improve Your Information [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Program](https://redcanary.com/blog/using-tabletop-simulations-to-improve-information-security/) - Red Canary's write-up about tabletop exercises for information [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) programs.
- [Game On: Tabletop Games to Teach Cyber and Information [Security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) Concepts](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/game-tabletop-games-teach-cyber-information-security-mike-mcgannon) - List of tabletop games to teach cyber and information security concepts.

## Contributing

Contributions welcome! Read the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) first.
