The Cybersecurity Awareness Chatbot is a C# console application designed to educate users about common cybersecurity threats and provide safety tips. The chatbot interacts with users in a conversational format and includes voice greeting, ASCII art interface, and user input handling. The project was developed as part 1 of the Programming POE Part 1. Objectives: • Create a console-based chatbot • Provide cybersecurity awareness tips • Implement user interaction • Use object-oriented programming principles • Enhance UI using ASCII graphics and colours • Implement voice greeting functionality Features • Voice greeting on startup • ASCII art chatbot logo • User name input • Cybersecurity awareness responses • Input validation • Console UI enhancement • Continuous chatbot conversation loop • Exit command to end conversation

Project Structure CyberSecurityChatbot -Program.cs -Chatboot.cs -UIHelper.cs -VoicePlayer.cs -greeting.wav -README.md

File Description Program.cs • Main entry point • Controls application flow Chatbot.cs • Handles chatbot conversation • Processes user input • Generates response UIHelper.cs • Displays ASCII art • Controls console colours • Enhances UI

VoicePlayer.cs • Plays audio greeting • Handles audio functionality

Technologies Used

1. C#
2. .NET Console Application
3. Visual Studio
4. GitHub How to run the program
5. Open project in Visual Studio
6. Buil the solution
7. Run the program
8. Enter your name
9. Start chatting to the bot Programming Concepts used • Object-Oriented-Programming • Classes and Methods • Conditional Statements • Loops • Exception • Input Validation • Console Styling Author Name: Thandile Anita Mbadu Student Number: ST10491306 Course: Diploma in Software Development Module: Programming Module Code: PROG6221