Iowa - State of Iowa
Program Title
Cybersecurity Escape Room
Program Summary
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate launched the nation's first Cybersecurity Escape Room training exercise for election officials in 2021. The exercise, designed in collaboration with CyberDefenses, helped county election officials and I.T. staff protect the integrity of the vote. The Iowa Secretary of State's Cybersecurity Escape Room challenges officials on their election expertise as well as their general cybersecurity knowledge.
This program is a new way of approaching cybersecurity training. The exercise utilizes the Founding Fathers such as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Barr to outline a fictitious election scenario. Election officials work together to tackle each question before moving on to solving the puzzle.
The model can be copied by every state, and can be made into a fun, hands-on competition to see which county or jurisdiction can complete the puzzle first.
This program is a new way of approaching cybersecurity training. The exercise utilizes the Founding Fathers such as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Barr to outline a fictitious election scenario. Election officials work together to tackle each question before moving on to solving the puzzle.
The model can be copied by every state, and can be made into a fun, hands-on competition to see which county or jurisdiction can complete the puzzle first.