NCsoft增加了一个防欺诈系统，叫kount，可惜的是，我无法访问kount的主页，对技术细节和具体应用没法进一步了解。

不过现在网络游戏的欺诈问题从08年底到09年开始愈演愈烈，和几个圈内的朋友去年就开始讨论这个问题。不只是网络游戏，一些IM或其他互联网引用，如腾讯的QQ都面临这个问题。比如经常一些非法站点，经常右下角会有一个假的qq消息框，告诉你什么中奖，新闻信息，其实是一些挂马网站或是一些欺诈信息。。。等等等等。。

我不知道kount是否是针对这种欺诈，还是针对游戏内虚拟物品交易的。。。。还是只是做一些多因素的玩家身份验证？希望是我现在网络的问题无法访问kount官网，如果大家了解这个产品，也可以多指点。我也会持续follow这个产品信息。

 

NCsoft selects Kount Anti-Fraud to protect its MMOs

NCsoft

has chosen

Kount

's

fraud management

solution, according to a press release. The company has a range of technologies including

device fingerprinting

and "

proxy piercing

" and the usual features:

geo-location

, and lots of "

data streams

", etc.



"Fraud is readily apparent in our industry, plaguing online game publishers worldwide," said Steve Levy, global director of NCsoft Publishing Operations. "The implementation of Kount helps us alleviate fraud, allowing us to provide a safe and secure gaming environment for our fans."


Proxy piercing sounds kind of cool. My guess is that their is a piece of code that "phones home" to the company or some such with a unique ID that matches up with information that the game server gets.



The service also automates review of purchases which may be the real driver for NCsoft... reducing operational costs..