• DocumentCode
    987074
  • Title

    An Investigation of Cheating in Online Games

  • Author

    Yan, Jeff ; Randell, Brian

  • Author_Institution
    Newcastle Univ., Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    37
  • Lastpage
    44
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2009.60
  • Filename
    5054908