Sony announced today that Playstation Network is be back up this week. The fix is happening at different times for different regions around the world. I know I will be checking every few hours, once you can sign back in, there will be a mandatory update and you will be asked to change your password. Playstation Store will be down for a little longer, coming back up sometime this month. Once back up, Sony will be giving out "selected PlayStation entertainment content for free download," 30 days free membership to PlayStation Plus for new and current PS Plus subscribers and 30 days free service to Qriocity subscribers. The "Welcome Back" offerings will be "rolled out over the coming weeks."
What is Sony doing so this won't happen again? Well Sony is appointing a new position of Chief Information Security Officer whom will be reporting directly to Shinji Hasejima, Chief Information Officer of Sony Corporation. Plus Sony has been working closely with several security firms and have new security measures in place to detect intrusions to the network.
The new security measures include "automated software monitoring and configuration management to help defend against new attacks," enhanced levels of data protection, encryption and software that can detect intrusions within the network. There's also more firewalls. Sony has even gone as far as moving to a new data center in a location that "has been under construction and development for several months."
As for credit card numbers, Sony will provide users with complimentary assistance to enroll in identity theft protection services. Still get you shit changed ASAP. Sony mentioned that there had been no confirmed credit card thefts. Still that is some fucked up shit. So what do you think of Sony now?
No comments:
Post a Comment