# Hero Quest, cybersecurity, and game-based learning The Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) process can be explored through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s "[[Structure of the Quest|Hero's Quest]]", the universal story arc in which an ordinary protagonist hears a call, crosses a threshold, overcomes trials, and returns transformed. Campbell’s monomyth, first set out in 1949, exposes the deep structure shared by myths across cultures, and it maps surprisingly well onto modern digital defence. Indeed, for cybersecurity defender, the **Call to Adventure** is a red indicator on a CTI dashboard: the first hint of intrusion, a newly weaponised zero-day, or a headline-grabbing breach that exposes the fragility of complex interconnected systems. Answering means leaving the comfort of routine operations and stepping into contested cyberspace where adversaries are inventive, invisible, and fast. **Trials** from cybercriminals perpetrators take the form of stealthy APT, supply-chain compromises, ransomware campaigns. Although cybercrime more accurately resembles what we might call an **"[[Anti-Hero Quest]]"**, Campbell provides a compelling narrative framework to understand the cybersecurity field’s complex challenges and transformations. This metaphor highlights several intertwined journeys that shape cyber defence and learning: Cyber Threat Intelligence professionals, PhD students, and MBA students' quest for knowledge. **Purpose of this website** 1. Empower cybersecurity professionals with analytical framework, tools, and academic ressources on cyber threat intelligence and cybercrime. 2. Support PhD students and my Master of Research students, by curating datasets, readings, and methodological guides. 3. Engage MBA Students through serious-game scenarios (**work in progress**) and cases that turn cybercrime and cybersecurity research into hands-on practice. # Hero Quest: Cyber Threat Intelligence Journey <div class="geometric-bg" style="background-color:rgb(0, 7, 68); padding: 40px 40px 5px 40px; border: 8px solid #ffff00; position: relative; margin: 40px 0; text-align: center; box-shadow: 20px 20px 0px #ff44ff;"> <div class="content-wrapper center-content"> <h2 class="section-title">◣ A Dive Into Cybercrime ◥</h2> <p class="section-description" style="color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 600; text-shadow: 2px 2px 0px #000000; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0;" >Uncover research on actions, networks & structures behind cybercriminals platforms</p> <a href="https://hero.quest/Cybercrime+Research" class="neo-memphis-btn large">⚡ START EXPLORING ⚡</a> </div> </div> # Hero Quest: PhD Student Academic Journey <div class="geometric-bg" style="background-color:rgb(0, 7, 68); padding: 40px 40px 5px 40px; border: 8px solid #ffff00; position: relative; margin: 40px 0; text-align: center; box-shadow: 20px 20px 0px #ff44ff;"> <h2 class="section-title">◣ ressources for PhD students ◥</h2> <p style="color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 600; text-shadow: 2px 2px 0px #000000; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0;">The Hero's Quest has also been used metaphorically to describe the academic journey. This blog intent to offer a comprehensive guide for PhD students. <br> Click on the tree below to enter this digital garden:</p> <div class="content-wrapper center-content"> <div class="logo-container"> <div class="logo-frame"></div> <a href="https://hero.quest/Ressources+for+PhD+students"> <img src="logotree.svg" alt="logotree" class="logo-tree"> </a></div> </div> </div> # About Me: Jean-Loup Richet <div class="geometric-bg" style="background-color:rgb(0, 7, 68); padding: 40px 40px 5px 40px; border: 8px solid #ffff00; position: relative; margin: 40px 0; text-align: center; box-shadow: 20px 20px 0px #ff44ff;"> <div style="position: relative; z-index: 2;"> <img src="richet.png" alt="JL Richet" style="border: 6px solid #ffff00; border-radius: 0); padding: 5px; transform: rotate(-2deg); box-shadow: 10px 10px 0px #000000;"> <h4 style="color: #ffffff; text-align: center; font-weight: 600; text-shadow: 2px 2px 0px #000000; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0;">◣ ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ◥<br>⬣ RISK CHAIR CO-DIRECTOR ⬣<br>◤ SORBONNE BUSINESS SCHOOL ◢<br>◆ VP OF THE AIM ◆</h4> <a href="https://hero.quest/About+Me/Jean-Loup+Richet" class="neo-memphis-btn" style="padding: 20px 40px; border-radius: 0; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block;">⚡ MY PUBLICATIONS & CV ⚡</a> </div> </div> --- %% - Explore [[Cybercrime Research]] - [[Ressources for PhD students]] - Serious Games on Cyber Threat Intelligence (work in progress) - [[Jean-Loup Richet]]] %% <div class="signature"> <p><b>@Jean-Loup Richet</b></p> </div>