  Due to the prevalence of online services in modern society, such as internet
banking and social media, it is important for users to have an understanding of
basic security measures in order to keep themselves safe online. However, users
often do not know how to make their online interactions secure, which
demonstrates an educational need in this area. Gamification has grown in
popularity in recent years and has been used to teach people about a range of
subjects. This paper presents an exploratory study investigating the use of
gamification techniques to educate average users about password security, with
the aim of raising overall security awareness. To explore the impact of such
techniques, a role-playing quiz application (RPG) was developed for the Android
platform to educate users about password security. Results gained from the work
highlighted that users enjoyed learning via the use of the password
application, and felt they benefitted from the inclusion of gamification
techniques. Future work seeks to expand the prototype into a full solution,
covering a range of security awareness issues.
