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What is KIPS and how does it help
Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation Virtual Reality (KIPS VR) is an information security strategy
game with full immersion in virtual reality. For many years, KIPS scenarios have been used to engage top
managers from various industries in the realities of cybersecurity. Depending on the company department,KPIs and priorities can be quite different, so it can be difficult for management to understand the specificrequirements and roles of other business units. That’s why Kaspersky offers a special business simulation
to get executives focused on the potential consequences of cyberattacks, help them better understandcybersecurity, and demonstrate that collaboration between departments and well-coordinated teamwork
is the key to successful incident response and cybersecurity strategies in general.
KIPS Power Station VR is a new immersive experience in a realistic environment as close as possible to thereal operations of a power plant. Virtual reality lets users work through scenarios that power plant staff
may experience in real life so they can see the consequences of their IT decisions not just abstractly, but inthe highly realistic 3D graphics of a real power plant.

only 25%of global CISOs say that theirboard sees eye-to-eye withthem on cybersecurity issues.*

KIPS VR: a unique immersive
experience no matter the industry
Although only one KIPS scenario out of a possible 12 is currently available in virtual
reality, decision makers from other industries will find the game just as absorbing anduseful as energy company leaders. KIPS is designed to get company leaders motivatedand involved in cybersecurity issues, demonstrate the role of cybersecurity and its
business impact visually, and improve mutual understanding and effective interactions
between the business units found in any company.

How the game works
Users are divided into teams of 2-4 each representing an information security
department at an energy company. The main task of the teams is to maintain stable,
uninterrupted operations so that the enterprise performs its economic activities
efficiently. The idea is to form a cybersecurity strategy by choosing from the available
proactive and reactive resources. Depending on the teams’ decisions during thegame, their virtual power plants can remain fully operational and withstand attacks
by cybercriminals, or experience forced equipment shutdowns, accidents and evenexplosions.

40%of companies cited theirexecutives, including the CEOs,as their highest security risk.**

The game has five rounds. After every round, the trainer reviews the results, so teams
can see their place in ranking.
* 2021 Voice of the CISO Report, Proofpoint** I nformation Age/Prescient, 2019

The team that finishes with the highest revenue, building the proper defense strategy
and responding appropriately to various cyber-incidents, wins.

84%of C-level executives say they
had been targeted by at least
one cyberattack in the past year,with phishing attacks again being
the most common (54%).*78%
of IT leaders say the C-Suiteis the most likely to be targetedby phishing attacks.*

VR training benefits
The transition to VR exposes users to new facets of already familiar and provenstrategic simulations:• The emotional impact of a game in virtual reality is much higher for users than board
or online games, which means the main task of KIPS strategic simulators – motivating
the users – is solved more effectively. Also, the positive emotions business leaders
experience have a positive effect on the perception and absorption of the training
material, which in turn contributes to the creation of a corporate environment
focused on cybersecurity.
• KIPS is a stimulating event for corporate management, and KIPS VR is a one-of-akind experience that’s sure to leave a lasting impression.
• New VR technology helps business leaders grow by creating a sense of presenceboth physically at the power plant they’re protecting from cyberattacks, and in termsof interactions between team members. Collaboration in VR is much more tangible
than in regular online games, which is especially important today given the transition
to remote working in many companies.

76%of CEOs admit to bypassing
security protocols to getsomething done faster,
sacrificing security for speed.*Game format:* https://www.forbes.com/sites/
louiscolumbus/2020/05/29/cybersecuritys-greatestinsider-threat-is-in-the-c-suite/?sh=527f58b77626• 1.5-hour remote session. The game requires the Oculus Quest 2 VR system and abroadband internet connection. Players remain at their workplace.
• Virtual teams get together around their virtual power plant control panels in real time
under the guidance of a trainer and embark on an exciting journey into the world ofindustrial cybersecurity.
Beware, virtual reality can be addictive!

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