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Rockstar Games has revealed the extreme lengths it goes to in order to prevent security breaches. The details emerged via a Glasgow Employment Tribunal hearing which will determine the fate of 31 developers on “Grand Theft Auto VI” who were fired last year.
In its opening note, Rockstar revealed that their security and privacy standards are exponentially beyond those of most employers. All visitors to its offices must sign non-disclosure agreements, and any contractors working on site are escorted by security while there.
They indicate remote working for employees is severely restricted, external storage devices like flash drives are banned, photography at work is strictly forbidden, and employees’ personal devices are blocked from connecting to Rockstar systems.
Things go further than that – they say they face regular attacks on their security and systems, and were forced to put privacy films on their buildings after drones were used to try and photograph through office windows.
Rockstar employs a full-time team of five investigators and a director to monitor for and investigate potential data leaks. Employees have been harassed online and often face phishing and social engineering attacks seeking to trick them into giving up passwords and login credentials, with Rockstar admitting “some of those attacks have been successful,” such as the infamous 2022 leak.
The Independent Workers of Great Britain union (IWGB) alleges the staff were unlawfully blacklisted and targeted for their union activities, and the manner in which they were dismissed was also unlawful because it came without disciplinary process or right of appeal.
Rockstar strongly denies the allegations and has insisted it fired the staff because they leaked features from the game via Discord, and it didn’t know the people it fired were involved with a union. The firings sparked protests outside the office of Rockstar North in Edinburgh, Scotland, and parent company Take-Two in London.
“Grand Theft Auto VI” is predicted to be the biggest entertainment launch of all time and, despite extensive security, has suffered multiple high-profile leaks throughout development, including gameplay published online last month ahead of the Netflix reveal.
“Grand Theft Auto VI” is set for release November th.
Source: IGN
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