*and* Sony is the same brand that a half-decade or so ago thought there was nothing wrong with them using a rootkit with vulnerabilities to force their copyright protection on DVD video consumers (those that paid Sony $$$ !).
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 7:03 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Sony Playstation network down again, 'indefinitely' ??? Factoid #1 -- After-the-fact security is far more costly than baking it in from the beginning... Factoid #2 -- Once you've been hacked, especially for a sophisticated attack on a complex network, it takes a loooong time to tell if you're free and clear of the bad guys, and if you'll locked up all the doors and windows. Factoid #3 -- (Hopefully for Sony only) Software and hardware procurement takes longer than you think... :) ASB (Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio> ) Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: Here we go again : http://www.pcworld.com/article/227393/playstation_network_down_indefinitely_ again.html#tk.nl_dnx_t_crawl Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security ' Security is an ongoing process, not a one time event ! ' ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
