Exploiting Online Games

If you are a gamer, a game developer, a software security professional, or an interested bystander, this book exposes the inner workings of online-game security... » 

If you are a gamer, a game developer, a software security professional, or an interested bystander, this book exposes the inner workings of online-game security for all to see.

From the authors of the best-selling Exploiting Software, Exploiting Online Games takes a frank look at controversial security issues surrounding MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft. and Second Life®. This no-holds-barred book comes fully loaded with code examples, debuggers, bots, and hacks.

This book coversWhy online games are a harbinger of software security issues to comeHow millions of gamers have created billion-dollar virtual economiesHow game companies invade personal privacyWhy some gamers cheatTechniques for breaking online game securityHow to build a bot to play a game for youMethods for total conversion and advanced mods Written by the world's foremost software security experts, this book takes a close look at security problems associated with advanced, massively distributed software. With hundreds of thousands of interacting users, today's online games are a bellwether of modern software. The kinds of attack and defense techniques described in Exploiting Online Games are tomorrow's security techniques on display today. «