Anti-Cheat and the Cat-and-Mouse Game of Hardware-Level Input Spoofing
Hardware-level input spoofing has become one of the dirtiest problems in competitive multiplayer because it hides in a space most players never see.
Category: Anti-cheat
Anti-cheat for games
Why Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Remains Controversial but Necessary for Top-Tier Games
Competitive gaming has always lived or died on trust. Players can handle losing. They can handle getting out-aimed, out-rotated, out-drafted, or outplayed.
Cloud-Based Anti-Cheat: Can Moving Game Logic to the Edge Finally End the Wallhack?
For as long as competitive shooters have existed, wallhacks have been one of the ugliest forms of cheating. Aimbots are obvious when they snap too hard. Speed hacks can look ridiculous.
The Rise of Machine Learning Ban Waves
If you have played a competitive shooter in the past few years, you have likely seen it happen in real time. A notification flashes across the screen.
The Evolution of Anti-Cheat Software at the Kernel Level
For as long as competitive multiplayer games have existed, there has been a parallel effort to break them.