@aurickle Well, we do have history which says that every major data breach so far has only happened to networks that were not in compliance with PCI standards. So the chances are very good that Sony was not in compliance either.
@kunic This is very likely. The reason the network is still down is because the credit card companies won't let them bring it up. If they remove all the payment services from PSN then they can bring back the other functions. It's also why SOE will probably be out longer. They are based on pay-for-play service and could be held hostage by Visa/Mastercard until they can come to an agreement with Sony.
@sonicspike41 After the 1st year is up you have to remember to cancel your membership or they will bill you for another year. Don't forget next May to make that call.
@aurickle One question aurickle, why is it none of those other companies you mention had their networks taken down for weeks at a time? Could it be that their data breaches were relatively limited in scope?
The reason Sony is in so much hot water is because their negligence is on a scale yet unseen in a major online business. That's why PSN is not up yet. The Payment Card Industry will not allow Sony to do business on the internet until they finish their review of the incident. No company that has been PCI compliant has had a major data breach. Sony was supposed to be PCI compliant, they were not. Your constant whining about how every other company on the net is unsecure just doesn't hold water. There are Industry standards for credit card data that have proved secure 100% if followed corerctly.
Missing Options: Set up fraud alerts with major credit organizations Cancel credit cards Spend hours on the phone with Visa customer service rep trying to get fraudulent charges reversed. Clear out 1000 new spam messages containing all your personal info from your inbox
@MLS At this point it's not really up to Sony. The credit card companies are probably the ones who made them take it down and it won't go back up until Visa/Mastercard are convinced that the network is secure. It's within their rights to do so under the PCI SSD agreement Sony made to use their services.
@Labreya It's not other people that are saying that Sony is making Anon the scapegoat, it's SONY actually saying it. They sent a letter to Congress saying that they believe the attacks are the retribution for their legal fight against Geohot. That's what's so funny. Anon are the perfect villian for Sony because they can't prove they didn't do it.
Sony aiming for May 31st PSN service restoration [Updated]
May 9th 2011 1:33PM (Massively)Well, we do have history which says that every major data breach so far has only happened to networks that were not in compliance with PCI standards. So the chances are very good that Sony was not in compliance either.
Sony aiming for May 31st PSN service restoration [Updated]
May 9th 2011 10:53AM (Massively)This is very likely. The reason the network is still down is because the credit card companies won't let them bring it up. If they remove all the payment services from PSN then they can bring back the other functions.
It's also why SOE will probably be out longer. They are based on pay-for-play service and could be held hostage by Visa/Mastercard until they can come to an agreement with Sony.
Sony aiming for May 31st PSN service restoration [Updated]
May 9th 2011 10:46AM (Massively)Why did they provide a Target date for PSN then? Wouldn't your same problems apply to that? You've confused me.
Sony to offer PSN users free identity theft protection for one year
May 6th 2011 12:25PM (Joystiq)After the 1st year is up you have to remember to cancel your membership or they will bill you for another year. Don't forget next May to make that call.
Sony offering free identity theft coverage for PS3 users
May 6th 2011 11:47AM (Massively)Expert says Sony knew of PSN security weakness
May 6th 2011 8:56AM (Massively)One question aurickle, why is it none of those other companies you mention had their networks taken down for weeks at a time? Could it be that their data breaches were relatively limited in scope?
The reason Sony is in so much hot water is because their negligence is on a scale yet unseen in a major online business. That's why PSN is not up yet. The Payment Card Industry will not allow Sony to do business on the internet until they finish their review of the incident. No company that has been PCI compliant has had a major data breach. Sony was supposed to be PCI compliant, they were not.
Your constant whining about how every other company on the net is unsecure just doesn't hold water. There are Industry standards for credit card data that have proved secure 100% if followed corerctly.
The Guild Counsel: Dealing with the downtime
May 5th 2011 3:53PM (Massively)Set up fraud alerts with major credit organizations
Cancel credit cards
Spend hours on the phone with Visa customer service rep trying to get fraudulent charges reversed.
Clear out 1000 new spam messages containing all your personal info from your inbox
Report: Sony subpoenaed by New York Attorney General
May 5th 2011 3:28PM (Joystiq)Yes, Dyslexia strikes again!
Report: Sony subpoenaed by New York Attorney General
May 5th 2011 3:13PM (Joystiq)Anonymous denies involvement with PSN hack
May 5th 2011 2:50PM (Joystiq)It's not other people that are saying that Sony is making Anon the scapegoat, it's SONY actually saying it. They sent a letter to Congress saying that they believe the attacks are the retribution for their legal fight against Geohot.
That's what's so funny. Anon are the perfect villian for Sony because they can't prove they didn't do it.