Spreading awareness cybersecurity via storytelling: a Systematic Literature Review

Abstract :
Contribution: This Systematic Literature Review(SLR) aims to investigate howstorytelling can effectively convey cybersecurity
awareness for specific target groups in education, from different age groups.
Background: Cybersecurity is increasingly pervasive, impacting nearly everyone globally. Therefore, there’s a critical need for
widespread education on the risks and consequences of daily technology use.
Research Questions: RQ1: Are there any methods to approach the topic of cybersecurity without age constraints? ZARQA: What
type of technology used emerges from our review? RQ3: Which are the major outcomes of the proposed initiatives?
Methodology: We use PRISMA guidelines (Page et al., 2021) with 𝑛 = 53 papers published until December 2023 identified and
𝑛 = 18 final relevant papers.
Findings: This review identified delivery methods (Chowdhury et al., 2021), within the research field of technology-enhanced
learning, that address, by the introduction of storytelling approach, the spread of cybersecurity education, leading to increased
awareness and engagement on cybersecurity issues. It confirms that traditional forms of education focusing solely on knowledge transmission are not well suited for developing learning and understanding in a highly dynamic area such as cybersecurity. These delivery methods aim at developing cybersecurity awareness through the storytelling approach, expanding the notion of “being secure” to that of “acting securely”.

Keywords: Digital Storytelling, Cybersecurity, Awareness, Engagement, Learning and Replication Package.

Replication Package: SLR repository is available on Zenodo public repository