AC Ward

Director of Anti-Cheat Electronic Arts

AC Ward is the Director of the Anti-Cheat Engineering team at Electronic Arts, whose team builds the EA Javelin AntiCheat system that protects 18 games at EA. A lifelong gamer, AC started his career in the gaming industry in 2007 at Blizzard Entertainment, where he worked through many roles, including customer support, website production, game security analyst, business intelligence project manager, before fulfilling his "name destiny" and joining the fight against cheaters, starting in 2012, working on Blizzard's anti-cheat and anti-fraud technology. He joined EA in 2020 and has since built engineering and data science teams to solve EA's game security challenges.

Day 2 - Wednesday 29th April, 2026

1:40 PM Presentation – Evolving Anti Cheat: What Modern Live Service Studios Must Do to Stay Ahead

Cheating has evolved faster than ever, and today’s live service studios face a constantly shifting landscape of exploits, automation, and sophisticated bypass tools. In this session, a speaker will break down how anti cheat has changed, what threats are emerging, and the practical steps studios must take to protect competitive integrity without compromising player experience. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of:

Adapting anti cheat strategies to match the speed and sophistication of modern exploit development.
Integrating proactive detection and response systems that minimize disruption to legitimate players.
Strengthening long term security by aligning technical, design, and community teams around shared anti cheat goals.

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