[GregoryRasputin]

President and CEO of Sony Sir Howard Stringer, has hit back at claims that they were to slow in informing users of the breech, stating[quote]Most of these breaches go unreported by companies. Forty-three percent (of companies) notify victims within a month. We reported in a week. You’re tellin... [Read More]

[projectorfreak]

Sounds like he is in my shop, just another tool

[japsander]

how would they know most go "unreported"?
how many times have THEY not reported?

the only reason they reported this time was the fact that 70+ million details is quite a large number to hide away and forget about

[bigo93]

I think this may be a wake up call to not only the Us congress but the world governments! If 43% of companies do not report data leaks, then arent they breaking the law, well of course they dont want to be fined and hence keep it quiet if they can. I think congress will be having a radical rethink in teh ways personal data is kept and regarding companies covering up leaks.

lmao at the guy asking "Is my week not good enough" it s like he saying that he did everything possible when in fact sony hide whilst trying to come up with a suitable exit strategy and push the blame onto anonymous.

[BobbyBlunt]

Sadly Sony didn't fix much. I have been loyal to the PS brand for 14-15 years. There was no question in my mind when I wanted to buy a system what it would be. Well now when I walk into a store I look at other products. Thanks for showing me that 360 wasn't crap Sony Your arrogance will cost you dearly.

[GregoryRasputin]

Originally Posted by BobbyBlunt Sadly Sony didn't fix much. I have been loyal to the PS brand for 14-15 years. There was no question in my mind when I wanted to buy a system what it would be. Well now when I walk into a store I look at other products. Thanks for showing me that 360 wasn't crap Sony Your arrogance will cost you dearly.

I would call myself a Sony fan, i have owned every console since they released the PS1, it isn't the PSN hack that has me angry at them, it isnt the leak of 77+ Million accounts that have annoyed me.

It is the removal of OtherOS, their Zero support for Home brew development which angers me.

[$n!pR]

Originally Posted by japsander how would they know most go "unreported"? how many times have THEY not reported? the only reason they reported this time was the fact that 70+ million details is quite a large number to hide away and forget about

They aren't wrong. Most companies keep this kind of stuff internal, do a google search.

Although 49% of the companies that took part in a survey conducted by RSA Conference said that their primary security concern was data leakage, such as employee or customer information, and 29% of them were in fact confronted with the problem in 2007, only 11% actually reported the incidents. "Security professionals need to remain cognizant of the regulations that their organizations must comply with and ensure they are taking steps to properly report the security incidents that are required by law - whatever they may be." said Tim Mather, Chief Security Strategist, RSA Conference. With no reports from the organizations that were affected, it is more and more difficult for both security specialists and legal regulators to take the right measures to reduce online security incidents. Aside from data theft, companies showed that they are mostly worried about email-borne malware/phishing (41%), web-borne malware, insider threats/theft (both up to 36%), intellectual property theft (34%) and known software vulnerabilities (24%).

Here's one that's more recent.

[BobbyBlunt]

Well since he likes making smugg comments and also avoiding other questions lets see if he can answer these.

1.)Why are your developers networks still not secure?
2.)Why can hacked PSPs still get online with the same CFW plugin?
3.)WHY IS OUR INFORMATION STILL SENT OUT AS PLAIN TEXT!!???
4.)With all of these issues, what can make us sure the information is safe?

To me it doesn't appear Sony fixed anything.

[$n!pR]

1.)Why are your developers networks still not secure?
Good question..

2.)Why can hacked PSPs still get online with the same CFW plugin?
I think they've given up on securing their PSP.

3.)WHY IS OUR INFORMATION STILL SENT OUT AS PLAIN TEXT!!???
It's not.

4.)With all of these issues, what can make us sure the information is safe?
I'm pretty sure they've lost enough money from this incident to not want it to happen again.

[jordanmoore]

“Most of these breaches go unreported by companies. Forty-three percent (of companies) notify victims within a month. We reported in a week. You’re telling me my week wasn’t fast enough?”

I'm saying that your week wasn't fast enough, yes.
When a potential 70+million accounts are compromised, people should be notified instantly - not just when they're found out.