Magic Media as a group has had multiple opportunities to collaborate and work with Avalanche Studios Group to enhance security on multiple global projects. Avalanche is a renowned game developer & publisher based in Stockholm known for titles including ‘Just Cause,’ ‘Rage 2,’ & ‘Call of the Wild: The Angler.’
Challenge
The Avalanche Studios Group and the Magic Media group have developed a productive and beneficial partnership. This has been done through multiple collaborations including co-development, load testing services ,and cybersecurity. Our team, as a result of prior positive engagements, was trusted to carry out full scale penetration testing on their live services which are powered by their in-house Apex Engine
, a custom built game engine used by many of the games in their portfolio.
Solution
As with any penetration test, the key is thorough, consistent, and high-quality reconnaissance and collaboration between our security engineers. We utilized our pair hacking methodology to aid in our identification and resolution of any discovered security vulnerabilities, ensuring the protection of the company’s reputation and revenue.
During the Penetration Testing phase, our cybersecurity team tested a wealth of different services and functionalities. Our focus was on several critical areas that may be susceptible to malicious activities for Avalanche, including:
– Registration & Authentication
– News management
– Profanity filters
– User & account management
– Friend & Clan systems
– Inventory management
– Matchmaking
– Twitch integration
Results
Our focus on these areas is based on a long history of gaming services and cybersecurity experience. These services and functionalities are essential to the security and stable running of a live service game. The results were appreciated by the Avalanche Studios Group who were very happy with our results. Thanks to our comprehensive testing and reporting, Avalanche were able to proactively move and address on the potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities. Together, we ensured their security posture was significantly improved.
Testimonial
Magic Media has quickly become an important partner to Avalanche Studios Group. Most recently, they’ve supported our efforts to scale up the multiplayer capabilities of our Apex engine, which greatly benefits several of our live service games. The Magic Media team delivers quality and flexibility, and are a pleasure to work with.
– Avalanche Studios Group
