Just the thought of reading about security compliance and regulations is enough to make many people start to yawn. The fact that it is required by many corporations, as well as the government, means that for a lot of folks, they just try to get through it as fast as possible to get it over with.

Now imagine if you’re the one in charge of proving that everyone has done the training, understands it, and is responsible if one of those employees breaks the rules.

Especially when a security breach makes the news!

So how do you make it easier for employees to learn the rules, or even make it enough fun that they WANT to learn about them? You make it a game.

On Nov. 17, 2011, Intelligent Decisions announced our partnership with Cypherpath to deliver that game to the government. It’s called Agent Surefire, and it’s a lot of fun to play.

I’ve played it a few times so far. The current scenario has the player investigating an office for security breaches, including looking into who might be helping a hacker target the corporation.

As you walk around in a first-person point of view (using your Web browser), you do everything from look underneath keyboards, check flowerpots, thumb through CD binders, even run a pencil over a notepad to discover where people have left keys, passes, illegal software and even their own passwords.

In a snap, you’re learning how the security requirements actually work in the world — why you don’t leave your computer unlocked, for instance.

The game tracks what you’ve learned and what you still need to do, as well as how well you’re doing at picking out specific violations.

Now the question might be: How do you keep your employees from enjoying the training so much they want to keep doing it over and over?