HACK OUT BL4CKOUT Challenge GAME
This cyber game consists of four, 5-minute challenges simulating real-world cybersecurity events brought on by a notorious hacker, “BL4CKOUT”, attempting to breach critical infrastructure. Complete all four challenges and receive your badge of completion and bragging rights of blocking “BL4CKOUT”.
The objective: Keep notorious hacker “BL4CKOUT” from stealing all of your town’s private data - emails, phone numbers, he wants it all. Take him down to save your town.
Step 1: Log in and set up your avatar
Step 2: Enter the cyber challenges
Step 3: Earn a cyber badge
Challenge 1: Bot Blocker
Tech equivalency: Inspired by locating corrupted pieces/blocks of data, users determine how BL4CK0UT accessed the network by honing in on the data traces he left behind.
Challenge 2: Power Trip
Tech equivalency: Inspired by monitoring of real life power grids, players must realign the power grid by rerouting power to the correct spot/node/location.
Challenge 3: Wire Wrath
Tech equivalency: Inspired by disconnected network hubs, players must run cables to the correct ports by maneuvering them around each other without crossing.
Challenge 4: Mixed Signals
Tech equivalency: Inspired by WiFi Spectrum Analyzers and waveform analysis, users must track down BL4CK0UT’s signal to pinpoint his location.