When used correctly gamification can be one of the most effective tools for changing behavior on a large scale, but it requires more than just designing a few digital merit badges for taking security training. In this talk Kati Rodzon will discuss how games like Portal and Candy Crush were able to make millions and how those same techniques can be used to change security as we know it.
Katrina Rodzon has over 12 years of experience and a diverse set of skills that she has applied to creating, implementing and evaluating innovative behavior change programs. She is currently the Security Program Manager for Bugcrowd. Whether she is collecting resources from the web, working with experts to create new content, or collaborating with the dev team to implement and update features on the Bugcrowd platform her focus is Crowd quality and helping researchers advance their technical skills and overall performance. She has also managed curriculum strategy and content development across a vast range of topics, ranging from psychology to information technology. In addition, she she has also managed the development of large enterprise behavioral content/modification plans, methodology creation for assessing an organizations culture, and assisted in creating effective social engineering tools and testing scenarios for penetration testing teams.