Safeguard Your Community & Revenue in Online Games
Across various platforms such as mobile phones, computers, e-sports, gambling arenas, the metaverse and AR devices, the online gaming industry offers endless entertainment. Projected to reach $300B by 2027, this industry also harbors risks.
With 2.8 billion gamers, gaming platforms are prime targets for scammers. Overlooked vulnerabilities can cost your company millions, ruin players’ trust and damage brand reputation. You can also be found legally liable, resulting in heavy fines.
Common Use Cases:
- Phishing
- Impersonation
- Trademark Infringement
Common Platforms Used:
- Websites
- Social Media Account
- Marketplaces
- Mobile Apps
Types of gaming vulnerabilities
For your organization
- Trademark Infringements
- Phishing Gaming Sites
- Rogue downloads and pirating
- Failure to comply with complex regulation
- Unlimited Free Gameplay Modes
For your players
- Cheating and Hacking
- Fake Coupons & Promo Abuse
- Unauthorized scam trading sites
- In-Game Currency Scams and generators
- Rogue Downloads with Malicious Content
Gaming data you must know
$10B
Estimated industry loss due to cyber-attacks
50%
of online gamers have experienced some form of cyber attack or security breach while playing
25%
of online gamers have had their accounts hacked or compromised
How BrandShield Can Help:
Prevent Revenue Loss
from pirating, phishing and illegitimate sales
Secure Brand Reputation
from trademark infringements, distribution of cheats and hacks, and scam sites
Protect Players
from rogue downloads, fake coupons and currency generators
Remove Threats
immediately, together with our human intelligence managed services
By understanding the common cyber security threats and the platforms they target, gaming companies can take proactive measures to protect themselves and ensure a safe and positive gaming experience for their players. Protecting your games and gaming community is vital for maintaining player trust to enable growth.
Protect your company and players now.
Sandbox Case Study
The Challenge: Online markets are highly vulnerable to digital threats, but metaverse platforms rely on them to grow and succeed. So, they need to be closely monitored.
The Objective: Map external digital risks, remove phishing and brand impersonation threats and monitor and block secondary risks.
The Results: 120 phishing sites removed and 58 fake social media accounts removed within the first 2 months of operation.
“…markets have become increasingly vulnerable to attacks from scammers looking to capitalize on investor and trader interest. With their ability to protect against these attacks, BrandShield is a critical weapon in the fight to remove phishing attacks and threats from brand impersonators and bad actors.”
Sebastien Borget
Chief Executive Officer
