Development of an Immersive Online Threat Awareness and Reporting App for Public Security Engagement

The organization faces increasing malicious online threats from organized criminals and nation-states targeting individuals and communities, necessitating an immersive, user-friendly platform that offers practical guidance and enables users to report suspicious online profiles securely. Traditional training and reporting mechanisms lack engagement and security, creating gaps in threat awareness and response capabilities.

A government security agency seeking to educate and empower the public and internal teams to recognize and report online security threats through a secure, scalable mobile application.

• Develop a secure, serverless mobile application for Android and iOS that provides interactive learning modules about online threats.
• Implement gamification features such as trophies and certificates to encourage user engagement and completion of educational content.
• Create a real-time news feed to disseminate security updates and strategic information.
• Enable users to easily report malicious profiles or suspicious online activity for further investigation.
• Ensure the system supports content customization for various audiences without dependence on a traditional CMS, maintaining high security standards.
• Achieve a scalable and secure architecture suitable for handling sensitive threat-related data across multiple user groups.

• Immersive, modular learning experience with trackable progress and award system (trophies and certificates).
• Real-time secure news updates related to online security threats.
• Profile/report submission system allowing users to flag suspicious profiles for investigation.
• Content customization capabilities to tailor educational material for diverse audiences without a CMS.
• Native mobile app support for both iOS and Android platforms with responsive UI/UX design.

• Secure profile and activity reporting API for investigation workflows
• Real-time news feed integration via secure data sources
• Authentication system for user identity and access control

• High security standards to protect sensitive threat data and user information
• Scalability to accommodate increasing user engagement and content updates
• Performance targets ensuring app responsiveness and minimal latency
• Availability and reliability suitable for organizational security operations

The implementation of this secure, immersive mobile app is expected to enhance user engagement in online threat awareness, improve timely threat reporting, and strengthen organizational capabilities. It aims to increase user completion of educational modules, foster proactive community reporting, and ultimately contribute to the reduction of malicious online activities by enabling swift investigation and response.