Lesson learned? Sky Mavis teams up with Google Cloud to avoid another Ronin hack

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While some are unable to recover from hacking incidents and have to throw in the towel, others can pick up the pieces, learn from their shortcomings, and move on to another round.

In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Axi Infinity creator Sky Mavis said that it has teamed up with Google Cloud to strengthen the security of the Ronin blockchain network and advance its vision of building a rewarding gaming universe.

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With the multi-year collaboration, Google Cloud will be an independent enterprise validator for Ronin in the node pool with Animoca Brands, Dappradar and Nansen. The firm will play the role of monitoring the validator uptime and contribute to the collective security of the network.

According to Viet Anh Ho, co-founder and CTO of Sky Mavis, Google Cloud’s autoscaling and automated application deployment capabilities are one of the reasons for the collaboration. He explained that:

“These free up our engineers to break new ground and delight users with interconnected and immersive experiences – all without disrupting active gameplay.”

Ruma Balasubramaniam, a Google Cloud executive, said they would work with Sky Mavis to accelerate its roadmap and develop the Ronin network with a more secure infrastructure. The executive also praised the play-to-earn (P2E) concept that Axie Infinity created and highlighted that there are other potential possibilities that could emerge from the collaboration.

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The collaboration with Google Cloud is part of Sky Mavis’ efforts to enhance its security measures to prevent another incident like the Ronin hack. Back in March, the Ronin network was breached, with losses estimated to be more than $600 million. At the time of the hack, Sky Mavis only had nine validator nodes. At the moment, the firm said it has 18 validator nodes and is working to increase the number to 21.