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在线虚拟商品交易成黑客锁定目标

发布时间:2011-05-28 14:07:52 Tags:,,

作者:Christopher Mack

网络安全一直是电子商务中一个很致命的问题。如今,猖狂的电脑黑客对公司和个人所造成的损害变得越来越严重。但是,却仍有很多用户单纯的认为,这种黑客行为并不会对自己产生任何影响。

据《华盛顿邮报》报道,虚拟商品的交易已经成为当今风险最高的网络行为,并将虚拟商品称为“黑客世界中最受抢手的商品。”

virtual-Goods(from venturebeat.com)

virtual-Goods(from venturebeat.com)

确实,虚拟商品存在了很多不容忽视的安全问题。有些不法分子通过使用恶意软件非法获得虚拟数字商品。黑客们总是有办法取得用户的密码,授权码,用户名和其他重要数据。虽然现在很多在线游戏针对这种非法行为建立了自己的防御体系,但是这种行为却仍然对整个市场造成高达数十亿美元的损失。

虽然有很多游戏开发商一直致力于保护自己的虚拟经济和虚拟货币,但谈及玩家是通过何种渠道获得他们的虚拟产品时,他们却甚是回避。中国曾经就有这么一个案例:有一名男子因为在网络上诈骗了将近1万5000美元的虚拟商品而被判处3年有期徒刑。如果这名男子没被抓获,也许他还会把这些虚拟商品倒卖给其他玩家。

如果广大用户能够意识到这种危险,并更深入了解这种违法行为,网络安全问题将有可能得到进一步改善。根据《华盛顿邮报》所称,很多用户以“不方便”为由拒绝按装防火墙,软件更新和病毒保护系统,而这些系统正是防止黑客行为的有利武器。

以下是防止用户被“黑”的几点建议:

·安装并使用防火墙。

·定时更新杀毒软件和病毒数据库。

·保持密码安全并随时修改密码。

·使用最新的安全补丁升级电脑。

·不要打开陌生邮件或从可疑的文件源中下载文件。

·使用反间谍软件。

·定期备份重要数据。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,如需转载请联系:游戏邦

Virtual Goods Could be a Security Risk

By Christopher Mack

Internet security has always been a major issue for e-commerce. Often, it feels like it’s getting worse, as more and more hackers wage digital war on both organizations and individuals. Many users remain unprepared; they see hacking as something that will never happen to them.

According to an article by the Washington Post, the use of virtual goods is one of the highest security risks out there. In fact, the Post calls virtual goods one of “the most sought-after commodities in the general hacking scene.”

It’s true that there are some significant security challenges at hand for virtual goods merchants. Scores of malware is in use to acquire digital goods unscrupulously. Many hackers can acquire your passwords, license keys, user names, and other pieces of important data. Attacks have been built for thousands of different online games. The illicit acquisition of virtual goods and accounts has turned into a “multi-billion dollar market.”

While merchants are always fighting to preserve the integrity of their virtual economies and currencies, some do look the other way when it comes to how the goods were acquired. The recent court case that came out of China earlier this month serves as an example. A man was sentenced to three years in prison for the extortion of approximately $15,000 in virtual goods. If he hadn’t been caught, those goods most likely would have been resold.

Despite the danger, the situation could improve in the future with better user education. Many people lack firewalls, updated software, or even virus protection “because they find them inconvenient,” according to the Post. These “internet security best practices” alone are enough to deter most hackers.

As always, consumers should remember best practices like these to keep themselves safe:

Install and use a firewall.

Use up to date antivirus software and virus definitions.

Keep secure and updated passwords.

Update your computer with the latest security patches.

Don’t open emails or download files from suspicious or unknown sources.

Use anti-spyware software.

Periodically back up your data. (source:insidesocialgames


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