Questions tagged [gaming]
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Is there a way to store data securely on a client so that it can only be read by the client while connected to an authorising source?
I have a difficult issue facing an online gaming social space I frequent where personal content I've made for the platform is being stolen by users.
I'm wondering if there are any solutions to make ...
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Is it possible to safely play over network with an old pc?
TL;DR: Is there a safe way to play games over the network with an old computer with an old OS?
My son (5yo) really likes base-building games and we would like to play together.
Finding coop games we ...
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How dangerous can an anti-cheat software be, on Linux operating systems?
There are anti-cheat software for Windows that run with really high privileges in order to detect cheats on the users' machine. These anti-cheat claim to run 'on kernel' and scan the user files and ...
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Are there security risks to enabling 32-bit applications to run on Windows 10?
I'm installing an old game (32-bit) on my laptop (Windows 10 64-bit). This guide suggests enabling 32-bit applications to run with Internet Information Services (ISS), with the following steps:.
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Wondering if a USB dongle for gaming controller could have malware installed [duplicate]
I purchased a usb gaming controller used. It has a usb dongle that plugs into the PC and a I assume its bluetooth.
Is it possible for the USB dongle to contain a keylogger that starts up when I plug ...
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Does streaming a game from a dedicated gaming VM still expose my PCs to significant privacy/security concerns from installed games?
So the plan is to make a Windows 10 guest, give it lots of vCPUs and memory, perform GPU passthrough to achieve maximal performance, and then load my games onto this guest. The aim of this would be to ...
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Are password managers still effective on a cloud PC (virtual machine)?
I have recently started using a cloud gaming service. It provides me with control of a 'remote PC' (actually a virtual machine running in their data centre) accessed through an app or VNC console. The ...
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Do video games on Windows have vulnerabilities?
You always hear about zero day vulnerabilities in Chrome, Skype, Zoom, Office, VLC, etc. But you never hear about vulnerabilities in video games (like popular multiplayer titles Fortnite or League of ...
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Is it security risk to host CS:GO server on my PC?
I have quite good hardware in my PC and an optic fiber connection. I opened a CS:GO (Counter Strike Global Offensive) server on it, and made it public. The IP for connecting to this server is my ...
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FarCry 1 Server Security Risks?
Some friends and I want to play FarCry version 1.40 on PC over the internet on our own private server but we have some security concerns. Since the game was released 15 years ago and we'll be running ...
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Verifying the source of a request [duplicate]
I am currently writing a network multiplayer game that uses a lobby system to find available matches for players to join. The list of available matches is served and updated by a web application via a ...
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Why are no CD crakcs required to run games without a physical disc?
I was just wondering, when I downloaded an old game that the publisher released meanwhile for free with an no CD crack, why such a file is required to play without a CD?
As I had to install the game ...
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Can we stop aimbots by introducing a "Protected Input Path" that ensures that mouse input really comes from the mouse?
When playing First Person Shooters online it's possible to stumble on opponents using aimbots. They are really a plague, and I was wondering whether there is anything that can be done to block them.
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Are there any academic papers/books about hacking wargames? [closed]
I'm looking for sources (academic papers, books, articles from notable magazines) that can be used as reference for a Bachelor's Thesis, that should be about making an educational, gamified hacking ...
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My Unity game is showing suspicious behaviour and deletes file. Is that a place for concern?
Below is the behavior of my file in VirusTotal. Should I be concerned? Or is my Unity game good to go?
I used some scripts I found online. I'm using Photon so maybe the port 53 is normal, but what is ...
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