Watch Dog game release makes IT security folks nervous
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 10/19/2013 03:53 PM
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The anticipated release of the new game "Watch Dogs" is making internet security folks.
Cyber center technical lead at Thales, Kevin Wood, said his staff were terrified by the possibility that hacking was about to go mainstream. "The tagline of this game is 'hacking is our weapon'. You can buy it for £40 and then hack the infrastructure of a city state to achieve your aims.
"It will raise awareness of hacking. I'm not saying players will leave the game able to breach serious defences, but it's a game, so hacking might become a game too."
Due to be released at the same time as the new Playstation 4, shares in Ubisoft slumped by 26 per cent after it announced that the release of Watch Dogs had been delayed.
Cyber center technical lead at Thales, Kevin Wood, said his staff were terrified by the possibility that hacking was about to go mainstream. "The tagline of this game is 'hacking is our weapon'. You can buy it for £40 and then hack the infrastructure of a city state to achieve your aims.
"It will raise awareness of hacking. I'm not saying players will leave the game able to breach serious defences, but it's a game, so hacking might become a game too."
Due to be released at the same time as the new Playstation 4, shares in Ubisoft slumped by 26 per cent after it announced that the release of Watch Dogs had been delayed.
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