Sony: PSN “didn't seem like the likeliest place for an attack” (http://mygaming.co.za/news/ps3/11983-Sony-PSN-didnt-seem-like-the-likeliest-place-for-attack.html)
“We have a network that gave people services free,” says CEO
asciidrew
27-05-2011, 07:51 PM
I see a lot of nasty comments on the anonymous comment section. I get the feeling that a lot of people don't have the balls to reveal the true identity and respond with the same lack of respect.
I think this Sony hacking drama is extremely unfair towards the customer. So much for looking out for the consumer. I say balls. Hackers are in it for the lulz and are looking for an excuse to throw their toys out of their prams... and then just do it for the lulz. Pathetic.
Reytla
28-05-2011, 10:43 AM
I see a lot of nasty comments on the anonymous comment section. I get the feeling that a lot of people don't have the balls to reveal the true identity and respond with the same lack of respect.
I think this Sony hacking drama is extremely unfair towards the customer. So much for looking out for the consumer. I say balls. Hackers are in it for the lulz and are looking for an excuse to throw their toys out of their prams... and then just do it for the lulz. Pathetic.
I couldn't agree more. They're being extremely selfish and it is so frustrating. Well, hopefully this will make PSN a much safer and more dependable platform after this.
ZAP_Tech
30-05-2011, 09:00 AM
I couldn't agree more. They're being extremely selfish and it is so frustrating. Well, hopefully this will make PSN a much safer and more dependable platform after this.
PSN was depenable before the hack, it suffered very little downtime, and mostly short maintenace periods which didnt affect you if you were already logged in... The hack exposed the vulnerability of the network, which from now on Sony will be paying attension to.
wheunis
30-05-2011, 05:13 PM
Sony: PSN “didn't seem like the likeliest place for an attack”
And the offices of Sony doesn't seem the likeliest place to find competence at all.
TBlaar
31-05-2011, 09:34 AM
troll... :(
Sony is a great company, they brought you the PS1 - 3, all of which were THE next-gen consoles...
They also have other excellent products, they manufacture just about everything...
So when their network gets taken down by the largest and most "skilled" hacking group in the world, this does not make them incompetent? I can assure you that 99% of the companies in the world will have suffered the same fate if they were targeted by Anonymous...
wheunis
31-05-2011, 10:45 PM
I can assure you that 99% of the companies in the world will have suffered the same fate if they were targeted by Anonymous...
And I can assure YOU, that 99% of the companies in the world would have done something about the security problems had they known about it in the first place for YEARS IN ADVANCE (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/01/psn_service_restoration/)...
Sony’s Shinji Hasejima, Sony’s CIO, told Sony’s apologetic news conference that the attack was based on a “known vulnerability” in the non-specified Web application server platform used in the PSN.
Furthermore, you wish to praise their "other products"?
How's about you Google a little?
Sony DMCA delayed disclosure of Sony BMG rootkit vulnerability
Sony threatens Aibo hobbyists for creating software that enables Sony’s Aibo robot dog to dance
Sony sues Connectix and Bleem to block software that allows gamers to play their PlayStation games on PCs
Sony attacks PlayStation “Mod Chips” and enforces a system of “region coding”
Sony sued Gamemasters, distributor of the Game Enhancer peripheral device, which allowed owners of a U.S. PlayStation console to play games purchased in Japan and other countries
Sony Walkman patent lawsuit
These are only but a limited FEW my misinformed little friend...