"How might we use artificial intelligence (AI) to give WiscNet members experience practicing cybersecurity incident response and planning?"

Example Prompt for Proofreading an Email for Tone - ⭐️

Proofread the following email for clarity and tone. Make it sound polite, professional, and friendly without changing the main message.

Example Prompt Using a Flipped Interaction Model - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

You are going to help me cook whatever I need. Since you can't directly lift the pots and pans or access the fridge, you will tell me the steps, and I will perform them. We will go one step at a time. Use a tone that is snarky. Refer to me as Margaret. Use "Look, Margaret..." Start by asking me what I want to cook.

Example Gameplay Model - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Simulate a realistic ransomware attack against a mid-sized regional organization (e.g., a research institution, nonprofit network provider, or educational consortium). The incident typically begins with a phishing email, which leads to credential theft and subsequent lateral movement. The ransomware should encrypt file servers and backup systems, impacting critical services (e.g., email, finance, DNS). Include key indicators of compromise (IOCs), timeline of events, affected systems, ransom note contents, and the attacker’s communication style. Describe how internal teams discover, respond to, and escalate the incident. Add technical details, organizational impact, and key decision-making points for leadership.

The WiscNet Cybersecurity Tabletop is an interactive storytelling tool designed to help WiscNet members practice responding to cyber threats in realistic scenarios. Users choose a role on the cybersecurity incident response team. Through engaging, guided simulations set in the fictional community of Sudden Valley, Wisconsin, users face escalating challenges like ransomware or phishing attacks. They make strategic decisions, roll dice to determine outcomes, and learn incident response best practices in a gamified experience.

Let Mr. Pixels Develop a Cybersecurity Runbook is a custom-built AI consultant designed to guide organizations through the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0. It operates conversationally, asking for your name, organization, and type before generating a tailored cybersecurity runbook. The GPT explains each framework step in detail—why it matters and how to implement it—while keeping a casual. It also requests real-world cybersecurity scenarios to walk through, making the process interactive. Built on OpenAI’s GPTs platform, it uses custom instructions, actions, and uploaded reference files to provide practical, context-aware responses.

This GPT, Research & Education Network Services Advocate, is a customized AI built on OpenAI’s GPTs platform. It helps research and education networks (RENs) communicate the value of their services using Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why” framework. By guiding users through a structured process, it frames each service in terms of its deeper purpose (Why), unique approach (How), and concrete offering (What). The GPT is approachable and engaging, designed to co-create compelling narratives that resonate with members of REN organizations. It incorporates custom instructions, actions, and attribution practices under the Made by Humans and Modified by AI – Non Profit license.

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