Title :
An Investigation of Cheating in Online Games
Author :
Yan, Jeff ; Randell, Brian
Author_Institution :
Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne
Abstract :
Cheating is rampant in current gameplay on the Internet but not well understood. In this article, the authors summarize various known cheating methods and define a taxonomy for online game cheating to help security experts and game developers alike.
Keywords :
Internet; computer games; security of data; Internet; online game cheating; security failures; security techniques; Application software; Computer security; Data security; Games; Hardware; Internet; Manufacturing industries; Privacy; Protection; Toy industry; cheating; online computer games; securing online games; security; taxonomy;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2009.60
