“TIC TAC TOE! TIC TAC TOE!” If you recognize that movie quote then you may share my fond, feathery 80’s memories of the Cold War flick ‘War Games’ – and appreciate why this brief from Kaspersky Labs captured my imagination. With access to a wealth of real time data, we created an interactive WebGL experience that dramatically brings to life every detection made by Kaspersky software, happening at that very moment, around the world. We denoted different threats with colours and geometric symbols. Some show the point of detection while others show the source of the threat as well, with bright, arcing trajectories linking source to destination. Users can zoom in and out of either a globe or flat map view to pinpoint the major threats and identify the most infected areas. A breakdown of each country’s level of infection can be triggered with a click, along with the ability to directly select your own country and share statistics via social.
The Cyber Threat project was well recognized, winning an FWA Site of the Day and FWA Cutting Edge award, an honorable mention by AWWWARDS, Silver at Spin Awards, a Webby Nomination as well as being featured in the book: Taken by Surprise: Cutting-Edge Collaborations Between Designers, Artists and Brands.