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
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