Inside Asian Gaming

IAG FEB 2022年2月 亞博匯 96 ALL-IN DIGITAL companies in Asia have also been targeted, with Centara Hotels & Resorts reporting a cyber attack on its network in October 2021 in which photo IDs, names, addresses, emails and booking details of guests were compromised. The real cost to operators is felt in the loss of reputation and customer confidence in the operator’s brand, systems and operations as a result of these data security incidents. This may manifest in customers closing their accounts, migrating to competitors or withholding consent to storage of their personal data in future, resulting in a loss of revenue and negative impact on the operator’s share valuation. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEFT It is not only the theft of data, but also of intellectual property, which forms a fundamental problem for gaming companies. Valuable proprietary source code and software code signing certificates are frequently targeted by network intrusions and subsequently resold for profit by cybercriminals on the dark web. However, it is not merely the commercial aspects of cyberattacks with which organizations must contend, but also the legal and regulatory implications. In Macau, for instance, IR operators are classified as private critical infrastructure operators and