• DocumentCode
    987026
  • Title

    Reducing the Attack Surface in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

  • Author

    Bono, Stephen ; Caselden, Dan ; Landau, Gabriel ; Miller, Charlie

  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    As online games become increasingly complex and popular, malware authors could start targeting these virtual worlds to launch attacks. Two case studies show how an attacker can leverage various features of online games to take over players´ computers.
  • Keywords
    computer games; invasive software; virtual reality; computer game; game developers; malware authors; multiplayer online role-playing games; Application software; Companies; Computer security; Electronic mail; Games; Investments; Marketing and sales; Productivity; Programming; Software systems; MMORG; Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games; Securing Online Games; software development;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2009.75
  • Filename
    5054904
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=987026