Cyber Threat Defender: status, maker and key facts on file
Cyber Threat Defender is a game by UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security. Status: Playable, checked November 2026.
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Cyber Threat Defender is played on its maker's website; this directory lists and checks it and does not host it.
Cyber Threat Defender in brief
This collectible card game launched in April 2016 for middle and high school students, and by 2018 it had reached more than 100 schools and districts. A PC version followed on June 5, 2018, and the digital edition plays against computer opponents on PC and Mac for players aged 11 and up. Coins earned in two companion games carry over to it.
Cyber Threat Defender is a game by UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security. Cyber Threat Defender is filed under Cybersecurity, sector Education. Platform on file: Tabletop cards; PC and Mac (CIAS Game Launcher). Cost on file: Free launcher. The maker's page offered Cyber Threat Defender in November 2026; this was verified by reading the page.
One article on this site names Cyber Threat Defender: UTSA cybersecurity games: Project Cipher and Pyramid of Knowledge. The award data holds 1 row with the title Cyber Threat Defender. More entries are in the games directory.
Key facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Maker | UTSA Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security |
| Topic | Cybersecurity |
| Sector | Education |
| Platform | Tabletop cards; PC and Mac (CIAS Game Launcher) |
| Cost | Free launcher |
| Status | Playable |
| Checked | November 2026 |
| Official address | cias.utsa.edu |
Recorded awards
| Program | Year | Category | Result | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Serious Play Awards | 2025 | Professional Tabletop/Board Games | Silver | Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at San Antonio |