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TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation of cheating in online games
AU - Yan, Jeff
AU - Randell, Brian
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Cheating is rampant in current gameplay on the Internet. However, it isn't as well understood as we might expect. The authors summarize the various known methods of cheating and define a taxonomy of online game cheating with respect to the underlying vulnerability, consequence, and cheating principal. This taxonomy provides a systematic introduction to the characteristics of cheats in online games and how they can arise. Although cheating in online games is largely due to various security failures, the four traditional aspects of securityconfidentiality, integrity, availability, and authenticityare insufficient to explain it. Instead, fairness becomes a vital additional aspect, and its enforcement provides a convincing perspective for understanding security techniques' role in developing and operating online games.
AB - Cheating is rampant in current gameplay on the Internet. However, it isn't as well understood as we might expect. The authors summarize the various known methods of cheating and define a taxonomy of online game cheating with respect to the underlying vulnerability, consequence, and cheating principal. This taxonomy provides a systematic introduction to the characteristics of cheats in online games and how they can arise. Although cheating in online games is largely due to various security failures, the four traditional aspects of securityconfidentiality, integrity, availability, and authenticityare insufficient to explain it. Instead, fairness becomes a vital additional aspect, and its enforcement provides a convincing perspective for understanding security techniques' role in developing and operating online games.
KW - Cheating
KW - Online computer games
KW - Securing online games
KW - Security
KW - Taxonomy
U2 - 10.1109/MSP.2009.60
DO - 10.1109/MSP.2009.60
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:67650803181
VL - 7
SP - 37
EP - 44
JO - IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine
JF - IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine
SN - 1540-7993
IS - 3
M1 - 5054908
ER -