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Unveiling cybersecurity risks in the metaverse and virtual worlds

Alexandre Embry
Dec 6, 2023

What cybersecurity risks are we going to deal with in the metaverse and virtual worlds?

We are used to talk about the various opportunities offered by the next generation of digital experiences that will be accessible to a general audience and at enterprise level in every industry. The purpose of this article is to address the hidden face, which needs to be carefully assessed by organizations before opening services in this new realm: what type of new cyber risks are we going to face, and what could be the consequence if they are not anticipated and secured. The purpose is not to scare users and organizations with a long list of potential security breach that may happen. This is about becoming aware of everything that should be considered to secure the journey. And before deploying these types of experience at scale, whether targeting consumers, citizen, or employees, we obviously encourage business leaders to know and anticipate what could be done.

Cybersecurity is one of our core expertise, hence Capgemini could be your partner of choice to secure your existing or further digital online immersive experience. Please reach out to us to know more.

Meet the author

Alexandre Embry

VP – CTIO – Head of Capgemini’s Metaverse-Lab and Immersive Technologies
Alexandre Embry is CTIO, member of the Capgemini Technology, Innovation and Ventures Council. He is leading the Immersive Technologies domain, looking at trends analysis and developing the deployment strategy at Group level. He specializes in exploring and advising organizations on emerging tech trends and their transformative powers. He is passionate about enhancing the user experience and he is identifying how Metaverse, Web3, NFT and Blockchain technologies, AR/VR/MR can advance brands and companies with enhanced customer or employee experiences. He is the founder and head of the Capgemini’s Metaverse-Lab, which helps clients shape and execute their metaverse strategies on various horizons, while contributing to build the future Metaverse and Web3 involving key partners. He is also the founder of the Capgemini Andy3D immersive remote collaboration solution.