Cybersecurity Spy Training - Stop the Phish, Save the Network

Overview

This semi-gamified cybersecurity compliance training arms employees with the skills they need to spot phishing emails and repel digital threats—while making them feel like secret agents. With a spy-themed storyline, cinematic motion design, and a zero-error challenge mode, learners go from passive observers to active defenders of their digital domain.

Animated phishing email scenario teaching employees how to identify suspicious messages in interactive training simulation.
Cybersecurity eLearning UI showing mission control dashboard for employee cyber hygiene training.
Gamified cybersecurity training interface with customizable color themes and interactive settings.
Articulate Storyline interface showing simulation logic and triggers for a phishing awareness course.
Scenario-based training success screen simulating a system restart after completing phishing awareness tasks.

Put your phishing radar to the test

Step into the role of a cyber agent and tackle real-world-inspired email threats through this cybersecurity compliance training demo. In this interactive demo, you’ll scan suspicious messages, identify red flags, and report phishing attempts like a pro. Just one mistake and you’re back to the briefing room, can you make it through with a perfect record?

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The Challenge

The client-an international enterprise in the pharmaceutical space-needed a course that would meaningfully reduce phishing click rates without relying on dry theory. The goal was to engage users while reinforcing best practices around email hygiene and cyber awareness. It had to be scenario-driven, immersive, and effective enough to change behavior.

Articulate Storyline interface showing simulation logic and triggers for a phishing awareness course.

The Build

Inspired by espionage and spy thrillers, this eLearning experience featured:

  • A visual narrative built in Vyond with cinematic character animation and motion transitions.

  • A non-linear learning module created in Articulate Storyline, allowing users to explore cyber threats in any order.

  • Interactive practice simulations: learners reviewed real-looking phishing emails and had to “report” the correct red flags.

  • A strict knowledge check with zero-mistake logic, requiring a perfect run to complete.

  • Custom illustrations and UI design in Photoshop and Illustrator, styled like a classified ops interface.

Other Tools Used

Articulate Storyline

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

WellSaid Labs

Vyond

What Made It Different

Spy-themed progression: Learners played as undercover agents tasked with identifying threats.

Two-part design: Part one was exploratory learning, part two was an unforgiving scenario challenge.

Alternate endings based on how well users performed in the phishing report simulation.

0-error pass requirement: Designed to simulate real-life consequences and build confidence.

What Happened

The course was met with praise for both style and impact. According to the agency:

Solid/fun premise, awesome design, effective teaching and learning.

Kristina S.

Even better: unsafe click rates were reduced by 33%, a huge win for behavioral change and measurable ROI. The client later requested a full spy-style promo video for internal rollout—which was also produced in-house.

Who Is This For?

IT & Security Teams

Corporate L&D

Risk & Compliance Leaders

Perfect for companies needing repeatable, engaging phishing awareness that actually changes behavior.

Leadership Training Card Game FAQ

Part one teaches cyber hygiene through scenario-based exploration. Part two challenges users to spot every phishing flaw with 0-error tolerance.

Absolutely. The simulation can be reskinned for different themes or cyber policies.

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