The video game sector, a global economic giant, depends on a fundamental pillar often invisible to the user: the infrastructure of Data Centers. These facilities are key to ensuring game availability, low latency, and cybersecurity.
The universe of online video games is a complex ecosystem that brings together millions of players. This massive turnout has aroused the interest of cybercriminals, making the sector a priority target. Account takeover, phishing scams, and identity theft are increasingly common threats that put the user experience at risk.
When players are in the spotlight
According to Cloudflare’s most recent DDoS Threat Report , the gaming industry was the most targeted sector during the second quarter of 2025. The frequency of attacks on this industry increased by 44% compared to the same period last year, demonstrating the growing interest of criminals in crashing servers hosted in data centers.
“The user experience is the final product in the gaming industry, and that experience depends directly on the quality of the Data Center where the game is hosted. We are talking about installations that must guarantee total availability and millisecond latency. At the same time, they must be cybersecurity strengths with real-time attack mitigation, since the player’s trust is lost in a single incident,” says Pablo García, regional director of Data Centers for Cirion Technologies.
This reality forces development companies to make millionaire investments, mainly in the contracting of colocation services in secure Data Centers. The goal is to shield their platforms against attacks (DDoS) and protect the data integrity of millions of users.
Infrastructure: the basis of a perfect game
For the player, the experience must be fluid and uninterrupted. This is where high-availability data centers and fiber optic connectivity networks play a leading role, as they are essential to guarantee real-time departures without delays (lag) that can ruin a competition.
Latin America, and Colombia in particular, are no strangers to this phenomenon. With an ever-expanding gaming community, the demand for on-premises servers has driven the development of a more sophisticated data center ecosystem that is closer to the end user.
“The growth of gaming in Colombia and the region requires that content be hosted locally. For this reason, our platform does not consist of isolated data centers, but of a set of 18 facilities (+3 under construction), in 7 strategic countries in Latin America, each with a wide ecosystem where there are more than 100 connectivity operators, guaranteeing access to local users with quality, speed and low latency, in addition to the Service Providers that allow Gaming companies to access services such as security, means of payment and others that are part of its value chain. This allows us to bring games closer to users in key cities such as Bogotá and Cali, guaranteeing the low latency that defines a competitive and high-quality experience,” concludes García.
Shared security: the role of the player
Aware that protection is a shared responsibility, Cirion recommends that players keep in mind some practices to strengthen their digital security:
- Use strong and unique passwords for each gaming platform, combining letters, numbers, and symbols.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) whenever possible, to add an extra layer of security.
- Download games and updates only from official stores or directly from consoles.
- Be wary of offers and promotions that seem too good to be true, especially those received by chat or mail.
- Keep device software always up to date, including the operating system and graphics drivers.
As the industry continues to dazzle with increasingly immersive and realistic virtual worlds, its sustainability and growth depend directly on the robustness of its digital infrastructure and its ability to stay ahead of threats lurking on the network.
