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Cybersecurity Disrupted! How Videogames are reshaping cybersecurity threats

September 17, 2025 • Dr. Tamara Schwartz • Season 4 • Episode 13

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What if the next cybersecurity breach didn’t start in a server room—but in a game lobby? As video games become more immersive, social, and connected, they're also becoming prime battlegrounds for digital threats. On this episode of WMD Dr. Tamara Schwartz welcomes YCP Business Analytics graduate Kaitie Ciano and Cybersecurity Management graduate Zach Deal to the show to explore how the mechanics of gaming—and the rise of virtual reality—are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape. From gamified hacking tactics to virtual environments that blur the lines between simulation and reality, what happens when everything becomes a game, and how will we protect what is real?