THREATQ FOR:

The Entertainment and Gaming Industry
The Entertainment and Gaming industry is not safe from cyber attacks. According to InfoSec Magazine, the media industry is more visible to the public than virtually any other sector. Encompassing film, television, radio, gaming consoles, online and print, it is the arena that provides people with access to news and insights into the outside world, as well as fulfilling people’s entertainment needs.1

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Key Entertainment and Gaming Challenges

ATTRACTIVE TARGETS

Cybercriminals are drawn to the video game industry as an expanding threat surface, seeing players as a potentially less cautious group of victims.3 The gaming industry is not alone, all online streaming services are potentially too relaxed in their habits with the opportunity for compromise of their privacy and computer security.4

FOLLOWING BEST PRACTICES

As the media and entertainment sector continues to grow, piracy, extortion, disruption and the targeting of customers is only likely to increase.5 This is why the importance of following security “best practices” are increasingly important. Make sure that your organization selects the right tools and makes them actionable.

COMPROMISE AND LOSS

Distributed denial of service attacks don’t always directly threaten personal information. More often, they cause financial losses for gaming companies and frustration for gamers who can’t access servers. Akamai documented more than 3,000 such attacks from July 2019 to June 2020.6 This can also lead to blackmail if the wrong assets fall into the wrong hands of cyber criminals.7

1. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/cyber-attacks-media-industry/
2. https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/gaming-sector-cyberattacks-167/
3. https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cybersecurity-major-game-company-value-proposition
4. https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/gaming.pdf
5. https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/preventing-cyber-attacks-in-the-entertainment-industry/
6. https://www.securedata.com/blog/gaming-industry-faces-growing-cyber-threats
7. https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbalaban/2021/06/11/why-cyber-attacks-againstfilm-and-media-industries-are-escalating/?sh=214912226896

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