Online gaming is at a great time these days. As the gaming craze has shown an abrupt rise, people continue to buy into the elite features of gaming services and games. To do this, you must enter your credit card or account details depending on the mode of payment. Therefore, it is a good concern if your account details will remain confidential. Are the security measures strong enough to prevent any kind of breach? Well this is a serious concern because your real life account is at stake.
Not only this, most of the professional gamers are more concerned with their gaming profile which if hacked can result in the loss of all achievements thus far and would leave the passionate gamer in all kinds of despair. The article focuses on security measures and concerns about the Xbox LIVE (XBL) service, which is one of the most important weapons among the major online gaming services.
Well, Microsoft has implemented numerous strict security procedures in the XBL service to ensure a high level of reliability to customers. Two years ago, it banned “suspicious” consoles from using the service. Consoles of unknown origin or modified firmware could no longer use the service. This was done to protect both partners and users. The initiative also prevented access to the service from modified machines that were previously reported to successfully bypass security barriers.
Despite many intensive efforts by Microsoft to improve security measures, many rumors have emerged recently about the Xbox LIVE security breach. These rumors have not yet been officially confirmed by Microsoft although many users claim on their blogs that Microsoft has admitted the infringement. Many users complain that their Windows LIVE email ids and gamertags are being hacked. However, the truth behind the curtain has yet to be revealed if such breaches have occurred due to user error or if there is some serious flaw in Xbox LIVE security.
The bottom line is that despite Microsoft’s many efforts, there are cases of security breaches being observed. However, most technicians are of the opinion that more than half of these cases arise due to the negligence of users. So it is really wise to be careful before entering this ultimate virtual gaming experience to avoid the dents it may cause in your real life. After all, this is all an end user can do and let the company do its own work. I play so happy!
