Think Fast or Get Pwned: How Esports Is Forging Elite Cyber Defenders

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of cognitive readiness in cybersecurity and how esports players develop critical skills.

Got a question or comment? Message us here! Cybersecurity success increasingly hinges on cognitive readiness, the ability to spot patterns fast, make the right calls under pressure, and perform amid chaos. On this episode of the SECURE AF PODCAST, Will Arnett sits down with Jessica Gulick, Founder and Commissioner of the U.S. Cyber Games, to discuss why cognitive training is critical, how esports players develop these skills instinctively, and why esports represents an untapped pipelin...

People in this episode

Host: Will Arnett

Guest: Jessica Gulick

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• cognitive training
• esports
• pattern recognition
• elite defenders

Keywords

• cybersecurity
• cognitive readiness
• esports
• pattern recognition
• pressure performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Cyber Games

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