Sony's Plan To Tighten Security and Fight Hacktivism 247
mask.of.sanity writes "Sony Entertainment Network is rebuilding its information security posture to defend against hacktivism. It includes a security operations center that serves as a nerve center collating information on everything from staff phone calls, to CCTV, to PlayStation gamers. If it is successful, the counter intelligence-based system will be deployed across the entire company. 'At Sony, we are modifying our programs to deal less with state-sponsored [attacks] and more with socially-motivated hackers. It will be different,' said Chief Security Officer Brett Wahlin."
Everybody needs an Anti-Cyber-Threat-Center! (Score:5, Funny)
NATO just dropped a few billion for one! Now SONY will have one! Where's yours!?!?!
I smell Y2k sized contract money now!
I am now a Anti-Cyber-Threat-Security-Response-Operations-Analysis-Coordination-Center Specialist!
In the train:
Passenger: "What line of work are you in?"
Me: "Cyber Security!"
Passenger: "Do I need that?"
Me: "Does your wife know about the email to your girlfriend on your laptop that I am reading right now?"
Passenger: "Ok, I'll buy some."
Passenger: "But do I need to wear that tinfoil hat . . . ?"
Re:*clap* *clap* (Score:5, Funny)
And today on our fun game show My Favorite Random Multi-National Conglomerate Sucks Less Than Your Random Multi-National Conglomerate, we introduce our first contestant: peppepz!
Re:*clap* *clap* (Score:4, Funny)
Corporations have figured out the public doesn't listen to the news any more. Their own greed is too high and self control too low, so Sony can pretty much piss in your face and demand you pay for it and the public will only see a shower and pay the price.
Sure, gold prices are sky hight currently, so what did you expect?
Re:Wrong use of word? (Score:4, Funny)
Hacktivism is to protest political ends. I belive the term is misused here...
Right. Unless all those credit card numbers were stolen to support the Club A Baby Seal for Supply-Side Jesus movement, it was just theft, not hactivism.
For all haters (Score:5, Funny)
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Funny how these guys keep growing without being evil:
http://www.redhat.com/ [redhat.com]
But what they don't tell you is the hat is red because... it's dipped in the blood of emacs users! BOOOOOoooooOOOooOoOOOO!