Hack Attack Has Found a New Home
Hack Attack Has Found a New Home
Whenever you go through the process of designing and publishing a game, you always wonder how it will perform. After all, you’ve created a game system, commissioned the artwork, and organized play testing — but afterwards, all you can do is wait and see how new players respond to the game.
Sometimes, you launch a game and it just doesn’t land, and other times, you launch a game and big things happen. In the case of Hack Attack: Defense, it’s the latter — and we have some very exciting news to share with you.
Before we get into it, let’s do a quick overview of the game in case you’re not familiar.
Quick Game Details About Hack Attack: Defense
- Hack Attack: Defense is a quick card game that can be completed in 15-30 minutes, accommodates 2-6 players, and is suitable for ages 10 and over.
- This cybersecurity odyssey is not only a card game for kids, it’s a quick and easy card game for adults and seniors, too. No tech-savvy required!
- Hack Attack: Defense combines real-world cyber threats with practical cyber safety techniques, building awareness and knowledge about a growing concern in society.
- Play anywhere with the portable card box, single-page instructions, and dramatic, fun, and exciting game play.
- Learn to play the game here: How to Play Hack Attack: Defense
Real Cybersecurity Concepts in Hack Attack: Defense
The original game design for Hack Attack: Defense was focused on creating a competitive system where players strategically weigh security risks versus tech rewards. The concept was game first, and the end result was amusing and dramatic nights at the table.
However, Hack Attack: Defense is about more than just having a fun and exciting game night, it’s about introducing foundational cybersecurity concepts in a digestible, and only lightly educational, way.
During a single round of Hack Attack: Defense, players have the opportunity to:
- Master cybersecurity basics, including avoiding hackers and scams in daily life.
- Update older generations on current cybersecurity topics and risks.
- Protect online newbies with practical tips for online safety and security.
When trying to understand the purpose for creating Hack Attack: Defense:
Kids have asked their parents if they use a password manager after playing this game. That’s the behavior change [the game’s creator] is after.
For the full story about how and why Sodalite created Hack Attack: Defense, read our story: Why Did We Decide to Create a Card Game About Cybersecurity?
What Happened Since the Game Launched?
Hack Attack: Defense had a very successful release, and a recent milestone was when the team made a large corporate sale where a tech company purchased a substantial quantity of Hack Attack: Defense.
That sale made a significant impact on the game’s designer, cybersecurity professional Lee Anderson , not just because of the volume of units sold, but because “it confirmed what [he] always suspected: the game works in professional environments, not just at home or in classrooms.”
So What’s the Big News About Hack Attack: Defense?
Talon Durrant (Owner of Sodalite Games) and Lee have been working to identify what this major achievement means for Hack Attack: Defense. Through very serious talks, Lee has decided to create a cybersecurity education company centered around his games.
As a result, while the two will continue to work closely together, Hack Attack: Defense will now officially be part of Lee’s new company, Curious & Secure .
What About Sodalite Games?
From the Sodalite team’s perspective, this transition is a positive one. The change means that both organizations can zero in on their specific target audiences, while still supporting one another.
For Sodalite Games, Talon and his team plan to continue crafting games with their signature quirks and flair, while focusing on building an intentional and consistent catalog of games on the website. The Sodalite mission stays the same: Making game night the best night of the week.
For Curious & Secure, Lee plans to focus on infrastructure rather than promotion, by “building the materials that will make the game genuinely useful to the audiences it's designed for.”
To put it plainly, Sodalite Games is thrilled that the game has been so successful, and will continue to support Lee and Hack Attack as they strive to make positive and lasting impacts on both the tabletop gaming and cybersecurity industries.
Why is Hack Attack: Defense Moving?
Hack Attack: Defense will be the first project that Lee moves to the Curious & Secure website , his new education brand for human-centered cybersecurity.
The Curious & Secure site will be the primary place to buy Hack Attack: Defense, the upcoming Hack Attack: Offense, and any other educational or corporate training materials Lee creates in the future.
Lee shared his thesis behind this decision, explaining that:
Most security failures are human behavior failures, and the fix isn’t more compliance training, it’s building genuine curiosity and better instincts.
For him, bringing the game in-house is about connecting it to that bigger picture — the training materials he’s designing, the courses he’s developing, and the content he’s releasing.
What’s the Overall Goal for Curious & Secure?
Curious & Secure’s goal is to provide an approachable and accessible place for people to continue the cybersecurity conversation.
For instance, someone who played Hack Attack at a corporate training or picked it up for their classroom, will now have somewhere to go to discuss these important topics further.
The new website also provides a centralized location that gives the target audience direct access to the facilitation materials that have been designed specifically for them.
At its heart, Curious & Secure is dedicated to becoming a brand that continually reinforces the real-world concepts its games, training materials, and educational content introduces.
Cybersecurity is a human behavior problem. Hack Attack is a human behavior solution.
How Does Gamifying Cybersecurity Training & Education Work?
As technology continues to evolve, organizations are hungry for something that actually engages people about security.
Interestingly, some of the leading cybersecurity trends in 2026 involve mounting AI threats and exploding cloud and third-party vulnerabilities. As a result, Lee has observed that “cybersecurity compliance training has mostly stopped working, and these companies know it.”
The National Cyber Security Center recommends delivering cybersecurity training in “small, frequent chunks,” because “consistent small messages are more digestible and more effective than an hour session once a year.” Additionally, the company encourages open communication during training, highlighting that “it is only by knowing and understanding what may be preventing people from following security procedures and practices that you can work to remove those barriers.”
Moreover, in a 2024 study , researchers discovered that gamifying training “promotes active engagement rather than passive consumption of information” which makes “employees more inclined to engage in social interactions, thereby increasing knowledge sharing.”
What Can We Learn From These Insights?
Well, it’s no wonder that Hack Attack: Defense is so effective.
It’s an easy, approachable, and engaging training tool that can promote cybersecurity knowledge sharing in a world where repetitive training, unengaged staff, and hiding mistakes and incidents has become the norm.
The best security awareness training doesn’t feel like training. Hack Attack feels like winning.
What New Products are Available From Curious & Secure?
One of Lee’s current projects is making Hack Attack: Defense more accessible to those who want to use it in corporate and educational environments.
Lee observes that, “the game is intuitive. But the right framing before and after play is what turns a fun experience into something people actually carry with them.”
As a result, Lee has put together two facilitation bundles to help lower the barrier of entry for facilitators:
Enterprise Training Bundle
The Enterprise Training Bundle is created specifically for security awareness professionals, L&D teams, and HR departments. It’s structured around how organizations actually run training sessions, and includes discussion guides and debrief frameworks.
K-12 Educator’s Facilitation Guide
The K-12 Educator’s Facilitation Guide is designed specifically for teachers and school librarians who want to bring cybersecurity into the classroom without needing a tech or security background themselves.
What Else Can We Expect from Curious & Secure?
Lee has also been building out Curious & Secure's social media presence (@curiousandsecure) on the following platforms, including X, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
Lee views this as a “natural way to extend the company’s mission beyond the game itself.”
The social media content you can expect is primarily educational, and common themes that Curious & Secure will cover include:
- Correcting common security myths.
- Helping people who've been scammed or hacked.
- Engaging with L&D and security awareness professionals who are looking for better approaches to training.
Hack Attack: Defense is Curious & Secure By Default
As Hack Attack: Defense transitions from Sodalite Games to Curious & Secure, this important shift marks an exciting new chapter for both game designers, rather than an ending.
This amicable change is positive for both companies — allowing Sodalite Games to continue its successful development of fun and approachable games for the whole family, while Curious & Secure can look beyond entertainment to deliver real-world value to the cybersecurity community.