Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 88 ALL-IN DIGITAL T he past year has witnessed the onset of a cyber security pandemic that remains rampant, with a 168% year-on-year increase in cyberattacks targeting organizations across the spectrum. In Macau alone, the Judiciary Police recorded a 400% rise in computer crime cases in 2021, compared to the previous 12 months. The threat landscape has significantly evolved in terms of sophistication and frequency of attacks, with ransomware, distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) and customer data theft comprising the most common incidents. The gaming industry constitutes a prime target for cybercriminals intent on extracting illegal gains and obstructing business activities. Data has become mission critical to operations throughout the IR ecosystem, from gaming optimization and customer relationship management to procurement and staffing. The integration of complex networks of on-premise and cloud environments with third party vendors’ systems creates a multitude of potential weaknesses in IT systems architecture and presents a challenge to securing networks against attack.