The statistics become even grim for women players where around thirty percent of women have filed complaints related to verbal abuse and inappropriate messaging. It\u2019s high time that the global gaming market takes this seriously and ensures secure games and safe gaming experience for online gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Gamers Vs Hackers: Common Online Threats for Gamers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe gaming market is a lucrative business where the number of online gamers is on the rise. Gaming industry recently generated a revenue of approx. 130 billion dollars worldwide. This however does not make it immune from cyber threats that threaten to undermine the working of the entire video game industry. Most of the common cyber threats<\/a> for online gamers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"gaming](\"https:\/\/cdn.techjockey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gamers-vs-hackers.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/span>Phishing<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nPhishing<\/a> links are usually in the form of email or text messages\nthat request online gamers to validate bank accounts and change passwords.\nPhishing activities involve hacking a gamer’s bank details, account numbers,\npasswords and other sensitive information for reselling it in black market. A\npopular online game (Steam) faced the phishing attack through a fake game\nscreen saver aside from fake games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/span>Malware<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMalware and malicious spyware are installed through requests\nthat popup on your gaming screen for installing updates or any other key\ninformation. It happened with FIFA 16 where players were fooled through a Media\nfire download link to install coin miner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/span>Trolls & Bullying<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nPaid or free games websites witness all kinds of gamers on an\neveryday basis. While chatting during gaming is normal, what is not normal is\nwhen such chats become personal and insulting. Bullying, humiliating, using\nabusive emojis, etc. are some of its examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/span>Identity Theft<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nHackers mostly target gamers who have paid for video games software. Password and credit card details stealing, malware, scamming are the main tactics used by online criminals to hijack your identity. It is for this reason that the cloud gaming market request users to create stronger passwords and undergo two-factor authentications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related Categories: Game Development Software<\/a> | App Development Software<\/a> | Website Development Tools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/span>Device Compromise<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nA strong internet suite is advised because stealers indulge in compromising the security of your device through promises of quick updates, tools to enhance gaming experience, etc. A device is often connected to botnets and mines Bitcoin for stealing identity\/data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teslacrypt is one good example of device compromise, as it was created for encrypting online gamers\u2019 information on their device and hoaxing them to pay money for decrypting these files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/span>Password Stealers<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nPassword is stolen through malicious codes that completely block\nyour access to the game. This happened recently with a very popular online\ngame (Steam) where players were asked to submit personal and banking details to\ncontinue playing the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/span>Power-Up Lures<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThis trend may sound new, but it is not actually. Similar to phishing, here also hackers make an attempt at compromising your account by providing fake offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The compromise is usually made by identifying an error in coding that may exist in the server to rob players who may not be tech savvy or new to online<\/a> games. Then there are also attempts of luring gamers with offers such as a foreign trip, lottery money and even free gifts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/span>Mal advertising<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMal advertising is done through fake apps to launch an attack on gaming devices. Android Trojan<\/a> is a popular case of mal advertising. Trojan would display ads on games that it had duplicated from the original ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOnce this adware enters into a computer system, it slows down the processing units to such an extent that several rebooting attempts also fail to rectify the error. The information that this adware collects from a system is often sold to third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suggested Read:<\/strong> Looking for Netflix Alternatives?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Gaming Industry Can Ensure Security Controls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Free](\"https:\/\/cdn.techjockey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/how-gaming-industry.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nGaming market needs to ensure security, confidentiality and\nintegrity of its games to offer a more secured user experience. Most of the\nbiggest gaming companies deploy the following measures for a safe gaming\nexperience: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Adopting Better Security\nFeatures<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gaming industry should adopt better security measures for\nenriching user experience. Cyclical software update, online key validation,\nencrypted memory\/storage and secured booting are immediate steps for boosting\nsecurity of online and global gaming arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Preventing Software\nVulnerabilities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
TPM (trusted platform modules) are efficient ways for ensuring\nthat video games software is not vulnerable to attacks. TPM helps in storing\ncrypto keys that identify both vendor’s public key and an individual device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Maintain Confidentiality\nof Databases<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gaming industry follows certain guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality of database. Some such measures are managing data access, safe disposal of records\/data, management of data acquisition\/ utilisation and lastly encryption of the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Prevent In-Game Phishing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Phishing is quite a threat to security. It can however be prevented through use of spam filters, latest security patches, web filters and encryption of company’s sensitive information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suggested Read:<\/strong> Quarantine Games: 21 Free Gaming Apps to Download During the Lockdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Gamers Can Combat Security Threats for Uninterrupted Gaming Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"huge](\"https:\/\/cdn.techjockey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/how-gamers-can-combat-securities.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nGaming industry is a huge market for online gamers. Security\nrisks and information challenges are the major risks that it suffers from. As a\ngamer, you can combat security issues by keeping the following measures in\nmind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Multi-Factor\nAuthentication<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Multi factor authentication makes sure that even if your\npassword is lost, another authentication step can be taken to retrieve account.\nRemember, Indian video games companies or non-Indian ones, none of these ever\nask for password details from its online gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Changing Passwords\nRegularly<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Strong password, which is also changed regularly is the key to\nprotecting the gaming account. Cloud gaming market has in today’s times made\nthe entire password changing experience hassle free by linking the gaming\ndevice with multiple communication channels such as mobile phone number and\nemail addresses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Phishing Awareness &\nPrevention<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
As a gamer, it is important that you be aware of what kinds of\nmessages and attachments fall under the phishing categories. Requests demanding\nbrowser updates, account details, passwords and personal details are all\nphishing attempts by hackers. Half the battle is already won if you are aware\nof how phishing scams are being used. As a precautionary measure use only\nupdated versions of online games, as they do away with the security lags that\nwere present in the previous versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Malware Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Identify if there are any recent changes in your mobile device such as quick draining of battery, slow performance or heating issues even when the device isn’t in use. It might be a case of malware. Be careful of such malware signs and immediately reconfigure or reformat your device. to remove suspicious spyware or malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Installing Antivirus on\nTheir Device<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Antivirus solutions<\/a> are critical tools for online gamers to enjoy their popular games while they are homebound or free to move around. End users should avoid requests from senders that ask for disabling the antivirus to avail lucrative offers. In fact, to maximise the efficiency of antivirus software, biggest gaming companies have built specific network security<\/a> features for online games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
List of the Best 20 Antivirus Software & Apps for 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n- Avast Mobile Security – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bitdefender Total Security – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- AVG – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Kaspersky – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Microsoft Windows Defender – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Norton Security and Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Aviras Antivirus Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Symantec Endpoint Protection 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- VirusTotal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Panda Dome<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Webroot<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- BullGuard Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- ESET Endpoint Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Total Defense Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- F-Secure SAFE<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trend Micro Antivirus+ Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cylance Smart Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Emsisoft Anti Malware<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sophos Home<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Adaware Antivirus Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDisclosure and cyberattacks are key security issues being faced by gaming industry. However, the video game development stage today has reached a point where cyber security is the prime concern for all including Indian video games companies. The cloud gaming market is working hard to ensure a reliable user experience and network security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>Phishing<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Phishing<\/a> links are usually in the form of email or text messages\nthat request online gamers to validate bank accounts and change passwords.\nPhishing activities involve hacking a gamer’s bank details, account numbers,\npasswords and other sensitive information for reselling it in black market. A\npopular online game (Steam) faced the phishing attack through a fake game\nscreen saver aside from fake games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Malware<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Malware and malicious spyware are installed through requests\nthat popup on your gaming screen for installing updates or any other key\ninformation. It happened with FIFA 16 where players were fooled through a Media\nfire download link to install coin miner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Trolls & Bullying<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Paid or free games websites witness all kinds of gamers on an\neveryday basis. While chatting during gaming is normal, what is not normal is\nwhen such chats become personal and insulting. Bullying, humiliating, using\nabusive emojis, etc. are some of its examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Identity Theft<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Hackers mostly target gamers who have paid for video games software. Password and credit card details stealing, malware, scamming are the main tactics used by online criminals to hijack your identity. It is for this reason that the cloud gaming market request users to create stronger passwords and undergo two-factor authentications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Related Categories: Game Development Software<\/a> | App Development Software<\/a> | Website Development Tools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Device Compromise<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
A strong internet suite is advised because stealers indulge in compromising the security of your device through promises of quick updates, tools to enhance gaming experience, etc. A device is often connected to botnets and mines Bitcoin for stealing identity\/data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Teslacrypt is one good example of device compromise, as it was created for encrypting online gamers\u2019 information on their device and hoaxing them to pay money for decrypting these files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
<\/span>Password Stealers<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Password is stolen through malicious codes that completely block\nyour access to the game. This happened recently with a very popular online\ngame (Steam) where players were asked to submit personal and banking details to\ncontinue playing the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
<\/span>Power-Up Lures<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This trend may sound new, but it is not actually. Similar to phishing, here also hackers make an attempt at compromising your account by providing fake offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The compromise is usually made by identifying an error in coding that may exist in the server to rob players who may not be tech savvy or new to online<\/a> games. Then there are also attempts of luring gamers with offers such as a foreign trip, lottery money and even free gifts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
<\/span>Mal advertising<\/span><\/h3><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Mal advertising is done through fake apps to launch an attack on gaming devices. Android Trojan<\/a> is a popular case of mal advertising. Trojan would display ads on games that it had duplicated from the original ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once this adware enters into a computer system, it slows down the processing units to such an extent that several rebooting attempts also fail to rectify the error. The information that this adware collects from a system is often sold to third parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suggested Read:<\/strong> Looking for Netflix Alternatives?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Gaming Industry Can Ensure Security Controls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nGaming market needs to ensure security, confidentiality and\nintegrity of its games to offer a more secured user experience. Most of the\nbiggest gaming companies deploy the following measures for a safe gaming\nexperience: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Adopting Better Security\nFeatures<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gaming industry should adopt better security measures for\nenriching user experience. Cyclical software update, online key validation,\nencrypted memory\/storage and secured booting are immediate steps for boosting\nsecurity of online and global gaming arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Preventing Software\nVulnerabilities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
TPM (trusted platform modules) are efficient ways for ensuring\nthat video games software is not vulnerable to attacks. TPM helps in storing\ncrypto keys that identify both vendor’s public key and an individual device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Maintain Confidentiality\nof Databases<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Gaming industry follows certain guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality of database. Some such measures are managing data access, safe disposal of records\/data, management of data acquisition\/ utilisation and lastly encryption of the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Prevent In-Game Phishing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Phishing is quite a threat to security. It can however be prevented through use of spam filters, latest security patches, web filters and encryption of company’s sensitive information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suggested Read:<\/strong> Quarantine Games: 21 Free Gaming Apps to Download During the Lockdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Gamers Can Combat Security Threats for Uninterrupted Gaming Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nGaming industry is a huge market for online gamers. Security\nrisks and information challenges are the major risks that it suffers from. As a\ngamer, you can combat security issues by keeping the following measures in\nmind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Multi-Factor\nAuthentication<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Multi factor authentication makes sure that even if your\npassword is lost, another authentication step can be taken to retrieve account.\nRemember, Indian video games companies or non-Indian ones, none of these ever\nask for password details from its online gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Changing Passwords\nRegularly<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Strong password, which is also changed regularly is the key to\nprotecting the gaming account. Cloud gaming market has in today’s times made\nthe entire password changing experience hassle free by linking the gaming\ndevice with multiple communication channels such as mobile phone number and\nemail addresses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Phishing Awareness &\nPrevention<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
As a gamer, it is important that you be aware of what kinds of\nmessages and attachments fall under the phishing categories. Requests demanding\nbrowser updates, account details, passwords and personal details are all\nphishing attempts by hackers. Half the battle is already won if you are aware\nof how phishing scams are being used. As a precautionary measure use only\nupdated versions of online games, as they do away with the security lags that\nwere present in the previous versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Malware Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Identify if there are any recent changes in your mobile device such as quick draining of battery, slow performance or heating issues even when the device isn’t in use. It might be a case of malware. Be careful of such malware signs and immediately reconfigure or reformat your device. to remove suspicious spyware or malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Installing Antivirus on\nTheir Device<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Antivirus solutions<\/a> are critical tools for online gamers to enjoy their popular games while they are homebound or free to move around. End users should avoid requests from senders that ask for disabling the antivirus to avail lucrative offers. In fact, to maximise the efficiency of antivirus software, biggest gaming companies have built specific network security<\/a> features for online games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
List of the Best 20 Antivirus Software & Apps for 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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- Avast Mobile Security – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bitdefender Total Security – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- AVG – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Kaspersky – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Microsoft Windows Defender – Free<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Norton Security and Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Aviras Antivirus Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Symantec Endpoint Protection 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- VirusTotal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Panda Dome<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Webroot<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- BullGuard Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- ESET Endpoint Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Total Defense Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- F-Secure SAFE<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Trend Micro Antivirus+ Security<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Cylance Smart Antivirus<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Emsisoft Anti Malware<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Sophos Home<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Adaware Antivirus Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disclosure and cyberattacks are key security issues being faced by gaming industry. However, the video game development stage today has reached a point where cyber security is the prime concern for all including Indian video games companies. The cloud gaming market is working hard to ensure a reliable user experience and network security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Installing Antivirus on\nTheir Device<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Malware Protection<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Phishing Awareness &\nPrevention<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Changing Passwords\nRegularly<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Multi-Factor\nAuthentication<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Prevent In-Game Phishing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Maintain Confidentiality\nof Databases<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Preventing Software\nVulnerabilities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Adopting Better Security\nFeatures<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n