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Agreed, but their problems are memes AND security. They could have had the bastard image and still established a secure infrastructure (like, for example, the T
by thirsteh 15y ago
Agreed, but their problems are memes AND security. They could have had the bastard image and still established a secure infrastructure (like, for example, the TSA).
- tsunamifury 15y agoCertainly true that they should have better security, but at a point when so much stirred up, no amount of security will protect you from the havoc of thousands of determined hackers. Its better, at that point, to try to quell the storm than build stronger walls.
- thirsteh 15y agoI agree that by acting smarter they could have limited their exposure, and by limiting their exposure, avoided being hacked so many times (i.e. http://throwingfire.com/security-through-obscurity/ http://throwingfire.com/security-through-obscurity/), but a company as large as Sony really should've gotten their security auditing act together a decade ago. All of the vulnerabilities that were exploited in the past few days were scriptkiddie-things -- SQL injections and archaic versions of Apache. I mean, come on.
- InclinedPlane 15y agoThis is a dangerous line of reasoning. Sure, you can't absolutely guarantee that a talented, experienced, and determine group of hackers won't be able to gain access to your system, regardless of how much effort you put into it. But that's no excuse for slap dash security measures. The fact that breaches of Sony's systems have led to leakage of plain-text passwords and credit card data is a failure that absolutely can be prevented with a modicum of effort and every single iota of shame that has been visited on Sony for failing to put forth even that degree of effort is honestly earned and deserved.