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With the ever-evolving Internet and the use of digital technologies in work and play, there is a critical need for adults to understand its usage and, with respect to cyber security, how others might exploit technology. In this study, we created a malicious insider training and education hybrid computer scenario which organisations could use to train employees. This paper considers how these simulations might be employed to train and educate adults about the misuse of technologies through the example of a malicious insider threat hybrid computer simulation study designed to educate employees and policymakers. It also considers the ethics of employing hybrid computer simulation methods to educate adults about these behaviours. Drawing from Mezirow’s ‘Transformative Learning Theory’, the paper demonstrates the utility of this method, drawing from his principles of disorienting dilemmas, critical reflection and action. It also elucidates that some learners are more likely to engage in self-reflection, whilst others are more likely to consider the ‘other’ and how this perspective must be considered in the learning process. It is concluded that hybrid computer simulations are a highly effective way to teach and train employees about criminal and problematic misuse of technology.

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Inside the Threat Matrix: Using Hybrid Computer Simulations to Educate Adults on Malicious Insider Threat and Technology Misuse

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • Monica T. Whitty,
  • Dinislam Abdulgalimov,
  • Patrick Oliver,
  • Christoper Ruddy,
  • Joshua Seguin,
  • Garry Young

摘要

With the ever-evolving Internet and the use of digital technologies in work and play, there is a critical need for adults to understand its usage and, with respect to cyber security, how others might exploit technology. In this study, we created a malicious insider training and education hybrid computer scenario which organisations could use to train employees. This paper considers how these simulations might be employed to train and educate adults about the misuse of technologies through the example of a malicious insider threat hybrid computer simulation study designed to educate employees and policymakers. It also considers the ethics of employing hybrid computer simulation methods to educate adults about these behaviours. Drawing from Mezirow’s ‘Transformative Learning Theory’, the paper demonstrates the utility of this method, drawing from his principles of disorienting dilemmas, critical reflection and action. It also elucidates that some learners are more likely to engage in self-reflection, whilst others are more likely to consider the ‘other’ and how this perspective must be considered in the learning process. It is concluded that hybrid computer simulations are a highly effective way to teach and train employees about criminal and problematic misuse of technology.