He believed they had ”good, robust security” at Sony, and it ”didn’t seem like the likeliest place” to attack PSN as it’s a ‘free service’. The ‘08 hacks ”unrelated”.
In 2008 PSN was hit by three separate attacks with one leaving data vulnerable, but at the time Sony said the security hole had been patched. These were ”unrelated” said a Sony spokesperson to this year’s devastating campaign that brought PSN down.
“Obviously our network security didn’t stop the attack and we’re trying to understand why, and we’ve made big strides in bolstering our security,” said Sony CEO Stringer.
He firmly believed they had ”good, robust security” and denied they were now paying for technical complacency, and also revealed he didn’t know of the 2008 breaches. As the PlayStation Network is by a large a free service, Stringer said it wasn’t an expected target.
”We have a network that gave people services free,” Stringer said. “It didn’t seem like the likeliest place for an attack.”
“I really don’t think I could apologize for not knowing,” he said. “It’s a whole new experience for everybody at this scale.” Persons within or at least formerly related to the hacking group Anonymous have been blamed for the hacks this year as they ‘swore revenge’.
The PlayStation Store is yet to return to service but the majority of PlayStation Network is now up and running again, meaning multiplayer functionality is alive once more.
