Activision hiring game security lead to improve Ricochet anti-cheat in Call of Duty

It looks like Activision may have had enough of gamers calling them out on a massive cheating problem in Call of Duty games. The company is now looking to fill the role of Senior Director of Game Security as per a recent job listing. This comes as a new step towards improving the Ricochet anti-cheat and reduce frequent cheating.

"Your Mission (is to) lead a team of engineers, reverse engineers, Windows kernel developers, and machine learning experts in one of the pillars of Activision Central Tech and tackle the anti-cheat space for Call of Duty,” the job description says. Previously, the company took action against a popular cheat seller.

“As part of this role, reporting into Vice President, Technology Development, you will not only lead a diverse team of passionate anti-cheat experts, but you will also partner with technology leaders across the franchise to facilitate anti-cheat improvements across our entire technology stack,” the listing added.

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Increasing cheaters sends Activision into action

This came after an incredible amount of surge in cheaters inside Warzone and Black Ops 6. This led to a massive drop in player count, at least on PC with the game barely managing to muster over 100,000 players despite seasonal updates.

The upcoming Season 3 which is set to bring the Verdansk map back in Warzone also saw a two-week delay to future improve player experience. However, the low numbers may have sent Activision into action. While this is one of the few news which is on the positive side for the community, it’s hard to tell how much things will change.

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Is Call of Duty anti-cheat going to get better?

Judging by the job listing, Activision seems to be finally taking things seriously and improving upon the cheating issues across Call of Duty games. As for how effective it will be, there’s a long road ahead considering the position is filled within 2 or 3 months.

A new COD game is set to launch in 2026 which may also explain the sudden urge to improve anti-cheat. Even after that, the development will take time, especially when cheats are getting more complicated. A proper implementation will likely take time so players should expect no changes for the next few months.