Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework

Omego Nnamonu; Mohammad Hammoudeh; Tooska Dargahi

doi:10.1109/MetaCom57706.2023.00028

Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework

Omego Nnamonu^*
, Mohammad Hammoudeh
, Tooska Dargahi

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Information and Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

Virtual reality (VR) innovations reached a high level of technological development making it a critical component of the metaverse of tomorrow. With the goal of VR to resemble the real world as closely as possible, data has to be collected and processed by multiple components from different manufacturers with diverse form factors. Often, these components possess vulnerabilities, which if exploited could result in poor user experiences or lead to physical, or psychological harm and financial loss. In this paper, we highlight common components of the VR world and discuss cybersecurity risks which may arise from the combination of possible threats to, and vulnerabilities within the various components. To aid security engineers in their task of securing the VR world, these components are classified into access and service layers from the perspective of the VR world user and their experiences. Our architectural analysis of VR security is the first step towards creating a security testing framework or guidance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	94-98
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350333336
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaCom57706.2023.00028
State	Published - 2023
Event	2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 26 Jun 2023 → 28 Jun 2023

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Name	Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023

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Conference	2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kyoto
Period	26/06/23 → 28/06/23

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© 2023 IEEE.

Keywords

Cybersecurity Risk
Cybersecurity Threat
MMORPG
Metaverse
Security Control
Virtual Reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management
Media Technology
Computer Networks and Communications

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Nnamonu, O., Hammoudeh, M., & Dargahi, T. (2023). Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework. In Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023 (pp. 94-98). (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaCom57706.2023.00028

Nnamonu, Omego ; Hammoudeh, Mohammad ; Dargahi, Tooska. / Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis : The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework. Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 94-98 (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023).

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Nnamonu, O, Hammoudeh, M & Dargahi, T 2023, Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework. in Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023. Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 94-98, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023, Kyoto, Japan, 26/06/23. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetaCom57706.2023.00028

Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework. / Nnamonu, Omego; Hammoudeh, Mohammad; Dargahi, Tooska.
Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 94-98 (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023).

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Nnamonu O, Hammoudeh M, Dargahi T. Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework. In Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. p. 94-98. (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications, MetaCom 2023). doi: 10.1109/MetaCom57706.2023.00028

Metaverse Cybersecurity Threats and Risks Analysis: The case of Virtual Reality Towards Security Testing and Guidance Framework

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