GDC Side Quest explores anti-cheat operations with former Blizzard staffer Lucia Suarez
Suarez joins Beth Elderkin to discuss anti-cheat operations, drawing on her work against cheat developers targeting World of Warcraft players.
Lucia Suarez, formerly part of Blizzard Entertainment’s risk operations management team, joins host Beth Elderkin for a GDC Side Quest primer on running anti-cheat operations, according to Game Developer.
Suarez and her colleagues worked against cheat developers targeting World of Warcraft players. For developers and publishers, that background gives the discussion a practical focus: the operational work behind addressing cheating, rather than a product announcement.
Elderkin is the marketing manager for GDC Festival of Gaming. Game Developer, GDC Festival of Gaming and Omdia are sibling organizations under Informa Festivals.
The source describes an introductory discussion, not a detailed technical guide. It provides no specific anti-cheat methods or performance results.
- anti-cheat
- game operations
- gdc side quest
- world of warcraft
