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Retro training game

The Server Room: escape the IT basement.

A small, ridiculous platform game about very real security basics: patching, MFA, tested backups, admin rights and the office printer that has become far too confident.

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Time70
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High scores

The Server Room leaderboard

Top ten resets every Monday. The all-time top three live forever. Beat a score, claim a slot.

This week

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All-time top 3

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What it teaches

Five minutes of arcade nonsense. A few useful habits.

The game is deliberately silly, but the controls are not. Each pickup maps to a real security behaviour we look for during a Security & IT Health Check.

Patching

Known vulnerabilities are the unlocked windows of IT. Patch quickly, prioritise exposed systems, and stop treating updates as decorative.

MFA

A stolen password should not be enough to walk into your Microsoft 365 tenant wearing a false moustache and a sense of entitlement.

Backups

Backups only count when they restore. The game rewards tested recovery because reality is similarly fussy.

Admin rights

Too many admins turns one compromised account into a very expensive Tuesday. Least privilege keeps incidents smaller.

Real world mode

Want to check the actual server room?

NorthMSP’s free Security & IT Health Check reviews your Microsoft 365, patching, backups and security baseline, then gives you a written report.