Skipping the Security Side Quests: A Qualitative Study on Security Practices and Challenges in Game Development
Philip Klostermeyer, Sabrina Klivan, Sandra Höltervennhoff, Alexander Krause, Niklas Busch, Sascha Fahl · 2024
The video game market is one of the biggest for software products. Video game development has progressed in the last decades to complex and multifaceted endeavors. Games-as-a-Service significantly impacted distribution and gameplay, requiring providers and developers to consider factors beyond game functionality, including security and privacy. New security challenges emerged, including authentication, payment security, and user data or asset protection. However, the security community lacks in-depth insights into the security experiences, challenges, and practices of modern video game development. This paper aims to address this gap in research and highlights the criticality of considering security in the process.