Inside Asian Gaming

IAG NOV 2019年11月 亞博匯 127 科技談 F orbes estimates that cybercrime will cost the global economy US$6 trillion by 2021. That’s more than all the natural disasters that occur in a year and far exceeds the global trade in illegal drugs. It’s widely known that the Asia-Pacific region is one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. However, some APAC countries are also known to have IT infrastructures which are more susceptible than others to attack by cybercriminals. Asia has repeatedly been hit hard by cyberattacks. Cybercrime has cost the Philippines potentially US$3.5 billion in economic losses. In 2018, 1.5 million patients of Singapore’s SingHealth outpatient clinics had their personal information stolen in what was the city- state’s largest data breach ever. The gaming industry is not immune from this pervasive cyber threat. Between 2015 to 2017, one of the most well-known and largest hotel and casino chains was hit by a series of data breaches. This resulted in credit card information being stolen as well as the POS and Sabre booking systems being compromised at 11 of the chain’s hotels. In 2016, one of the world’s largest and well-known sports betting websites was intermittently shut down for three days by the Mirai botnet. And in another infamous incident, a casino in the US installed a fish tank with an automatic feeder controlled by an iPhone. Hackers in Finland gained control and plundered billions of bytes of sensitive data. Another major Las Vegas casino operator’s POS card processing system at 20 properties was infected with malware that stole guests’ credit card information. The attack went undetected for a year and affected thousands of guests. Which raises the question: How many IT doors are you leaving open? If you’re not sure, then your data is not secure! Taking casino cybersecurity lightly not only puts your patron’s data at risk, but it can also detrimentally impact your casino financially, severely damage your reputation, and even potentially jeopardize your gaming license. In today’s technologically interconnected world, the stakes couldn’t be higher. It’s no wonder the Macau government recently enacted legislation requiring casinos to monitor and record network operating status, report incidents and document the results of risk assessments. Sophisticated technology not only powers modern casinos, but it potentially exposes them to increased risks as well. Threats can also come from within, as employees who are not properly trained can be a casino’s biggest cybersecurity blind spot. The potential cyber threat increases exponentially when it comes to online gaming. With every new gaming delivery medium, such as in-venue wireless, proxy gaming and mobile wagering, there comes with it new risk. This provides multiple conceivable points of entry for hackers seeking to maliciously gain access for their personal gain. 福 布斯》預測到2021年，全球因網絡罪案所導 致的經濟損失將達6萬億美元，這金額較一 年內所有自然災害造成的經濟損失還高，甚 至遠遠超越全球違禁藥物的交易金額。 眾所周知，亞太地區是全球增長最快 的數字經濟之一，但跟其他地區相比，部分亞太國家的信息技術 （IT）基礎建設，更容易地讓網絡犯罪分子鑽空子攻擊。 亞洲屢屢發生網絡攻擊事件，據統計網絡罪案為菲律賓帶來 約35億美元的經濟損失。2018年，新加坡SingHealth門診醫療系 統中有150萬位病人的個人資料被竊取，可謂該國歷來最大的數 據洩露事件。 對於這種無處不在的網絡威脅，博彩業也無一幸免。在2015 年至2017年期間，某著名的大型酒店和賭場連鎖品牌發生了一連 串資料竊流事件，旗下11家酒店物業的信用卡資料被竊取，而且 POS系統和Saber預訂系統均遭受破壞。 《 How many IT doors are you leaving open? If you’re not sure, then your data is not secure! 如果你不確定的話，貴企的資料數據並 不安全！