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Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks in the Gaming Industry: Secure Game Players' and Developers' Data and Systems
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Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks in the Gaming Industry: Secure Game Players' and Developers' Data and Systems

by Massimo Nardone
May 2025
Intermediate to advanced
118 pages
1h 33m
English
Apress

Overview

Learn about the most common and known threats and attacks in the gaming industry. Cybersecurity is a critical concern in the gaming industry due to the significant financial investments, personal data, and intellectual property at stake. Game developers, publishers, and players all have a vested interest in maintaining a secure gaming environment.

This pocketbook is about why cybersecurity in the gaming industry is essential to protect player data, maintain a secure gaming environment, and safeguard intellectual property. Both players and game developers need to remain vigilant, educate themselves about potential threats, and employ best practices to ensure a safe and enjoyable gaming experience. We will describe the most common type of targeted games facing cybersecurity attacks as well as some of the most common types of cyber threats faced by the gaming industry such as malware, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, data breaches, etc.

 

What You Will Learn 

  • Describes the importance cybersecurity in the gaming industry
  • Explains key aspects of cybersecurity in the gaming
  • Describes the common types of cyber threats faced by the gaming industry

 

Who Is This Book For

The book assumes you have strong gaming development and security knowledge. The book will be written mainly for developers who want to learn how to choose the right tools, what are the best practice, the threats, and vulnerabilities

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