Creative Use of Game Mechanics, Game Hacking that isn't TECHNICALLY Hacking
Track 1 – 12:15pm
Katie Paxton-Fear @insiderphd Security Advocate at Semgrep
Bio
TBC
Talk Abstract
Game hacking is understandably banned in most games, but that doesn't stop would-be cheaters. Instead they cheese mechanics, develop their own extensions and plugins, create custom hotkey macros, and orchestrate an army of bots. Suspicious? Yes. Caught by traditional anticheat? WELL… There's a reason all the cheaters in this room now work in cyber security. This talk will be a nostalgic look at the game hacking of the past and some of the more unique approaches to delivering payloads they used.
Intended Audience
No prior knowledge needed, but I suspect that many people in the audience would have gotten their start in cyber security through game hacking, and it will be nostalgic for them.
How NSFW is this talk?
(How spicy is your talk in chilli's?)
0 – PG / No NSFW content