---
id: 4105
title: "Cheating at Online Video Games and What It Can Teach Us About AppSec (Part 3)"
source_domain: bishopfox.com
source_url: "https://bishopfox.com/blog/cheating-at-online-video-games-part-3"
published_at: "2020-11-10T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["appsec", "timing-attacks", "race-condition", "video-games", "lag-switch", "game-security"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4105"
lang: en
---

# Cheating at Online Video Games and What It Can Teach Us About AppSec (Part 3)

## Summary

Part 3 of the gaming-cheats series: lag switches and rollback mechanics turn online games into race-condition playgrounds where acting last wins, a lesson AppSec can apply to timing vulnerabilities.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** bishopfox.com
- **Published:** 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://bishopfox.com/blog/cheating-at-online-video-games-part-3
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4105