It’s no mystery that Jagex considers account security a top priority; and with the announcement of the added security feature, known as Jagex Account Guardian (J.A.G.), it seems the developers of RuneScape are taking it to a whole other level.
The Jagex Account Guardian system is another way to keep players safe from account hijacking. The enhanced security system allows players to link their account to certain trusted devices. Once activated, the Jagex Account Guardian will make it so that unregistered devices will have to go through increased levels of validation before the account can be accessed. This, in turn, gives players protection beyond that of a username and password. Players who want the added protection offered by the Jagex Account Guardian feature can enable it through their account settings on the Runescape website absolutely free.
Jagex holds security at the utmost importance. In addition to J.A.G., the game company also post tips and tricks on how to keep a player’s account secure. This includes a quest where players navigate through a dungeon and answer questions about account security to bypass certain gates.
"Ensuring the integrity and security of our valued community’s information has always been a top priority for us, this recent update serves to strengthen the number of other innovative countermeasures we have developed over the past years" commented Mark Gerhard, CEO of Jagex. “Unfortunately a lot of people tend to use the same username and password on other websites, many of these are not well managed from a security standpoint and end up becoming compromised, others are simply phishing websites intended to steal player credentials, sadly the industry also has a very long list of high profile games publishers that have been hacked resulting sensitive customer account information being in the public domain. Our players put a significant investment of both time and effort into their RuneScape accounts so it’s incumbent on us to remain at the very forefront of protecting their investment. “
Holding the title as the most popular free to play MMO in the Guinness Book of World Records with over 200 million accounts created, RuneScape is stepping up its game to ensure that its players have fun while keeping their information and account safe.
RuneScape is free to play. To start your adventure, visit http://www.runescape.com/.
