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Myrmo, Halvar

 
9783639179149: Game Console security: Privacy and security in online gaming
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ISBN 10 : 3639179145 ISBN 13 : 9783639179149
Editeur : VDM Verlag, 2009

Synopsis

The new game consoles and handheld machines available on the market today are designed with Internet and multiplayer connectivity in mind, and they are also designed to be connected to the Internet 24 hours a day. This combination of computational power and connectivity could make the game consoles lucrative targets for viruses, Trojans, botnets, spam and other malware. Users of home computers are slowly learning that they need to protect their computers through the use of firewalls, antivirus and the like. But most of us do not consider a game console to be a computer, and therefore do not consider protecting it the same way we protect a normal computer. The goal of this book is to find out if new vulnerabilities are introduced into the home when connecting a gaming console to the Internet. We also take a look at children's use of computer and video games, and what the parents know about it. This book can be helpful to game console enthusiast, security professionals, game console designers and parents, in an effort to determine how secure it is to use a game console online.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The new game consoles and handheld machines available on the market today are designed with Internet and multiplayer connectivity in mind, and they are also designed to be connected to the Internet 24 hours a day. This combination of computational power and connectivity could make the game consoles lucrative targets for viruses, Trojans, botnets, spam and other malware. Users of home computers are slowly learning that they need to protect their computers through the use of firewalls, antivirus and the like. But most of us do not consider a game console to be a computer, and therefore do not consider protecting it the same way we protect a normal computer. The goal of this book is to find out if new vulnerabilities are introduced into the home when connecting a gaming console to the Internet. We also take a look at children's use of computer and video games, and what the parents know about it. This book can be helpful to game console enthusiast, security professionals, game console designers and parents, in an effort to determine how secure it is to use a game console online.

Biographie de l'auteur

Halvar Myrmo, Information Security, Bachelor in Computer Engineering at Sør-Trøndelag University College, M.Sc. in Information Security at Gjøvik University College.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639179145
ISBN 13 
9783639179149
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
80
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Personne responsable
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