J-Day: Sony confirms partial PSN return for this week

All i heard from presentation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4PGBSptYCI&feature=related

I’ve read that, but they didn’t mention any details. I dunno, maybe I’m sure worried because Sony’s response to all of this, IMO, has been shit! They’re only reacting like this because they’ve gained so much bad press.

i hate southpark. this how you supposed to day sorry

http://www.gifsoup.com/view5/2429152/kazbow-o.gif

What a mess.

“The vulnerability was a known vulnerability.”

http://operatorchan.org/t/arch/src/t107367_Jesus%20facepalm.jpg

@55 – What’s the source for your quotation? According to my CTRL+F, that phrase only appears in your own comment.

Another commenter had expanded earlier by stating:

“and the attack used a known security vulnerability (facepalm) but not known to Sony, hence the introduction of a special security officer.”

Note the text after “(facepalm)”. It’s tricky to protect against things you are unaware of and, apparently, corrective measures have been taken. This is extremely common in the world of computers and networks. New security patches are issued daily for operating systems, networks, security software and even software such as WordPress, which powers this very site. And let’s also not forget all those sniggering facepalms and complaints that would follow a PSN update which would only get described as a “security update” in the past.

I think they did well actually with this “Welcome Back” theme.

@56

The Vulnerability has been known about by hackers since Febuary, and openly talked about since about March, but apparently Sony didn’t think it was much of a threat. It took a database snatch for them to take it seriously, which is very typical of them.

Also note that it wasn’t just a security patch, but that they now have extra security overall, and necessary elements like systems moderating and logging which (by their own admission) they didn’t have before. Sony’s idea of security prior to this incident has been a joke. Now they realise what they should have already had in place in the first place, for this whole mess to never have happened.

@36

Microsoft and many open source solutions have openly pointed out when their security hasn’t been adequate, to warn people who might incur damages due to this lack of security, duh. They’ve also then made the steps they’re taking to remedy the problem public, and made whatever temporary workaround they have available.

That Sony didn’t do this is the problem.

So, yeah… I really called all of this. That’s not going to stop the apologists, though. I mean, you could have a security professional pop in here and tell you the same thing that I am. They could point you toward sites like Secunia and explain why this is important and you still wouldn’t buy it. Buuuut… that’s fanboys for you.

(And to think, I used to think of myself as a Sony fan too. But actually knowing something about security *gasp!* I’ve found this whole bloody debacle preposterous, insidious, and unforgivable. Sony has tried shifting blame, lawyer-tossing, and hiding the truth. Only someone who’s completely clueless about data security could defend them now.)

wonder if xbox sales jumped? cuz i know a bunch of people that got rid of there ps3 for its shitty god awful servers and horrible internet support.. oo ya where the hell is party chat?? its 2011 sony. u need a total new dashboard overhaul until then im never ever buying a SONY anything

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XBOX is the KING
HERP DERP

@58 Oh? Are these the same hackers that openly talked about credit card information being unencrypted? Gee, it’s difficult to tell which hackers lie and which tell the truth! Given their hypocrisy and cowardice and their inability to resolve issues without resorting to carrying out threats and ultimatums, actions like data theft and attacking the customers of the body they are targeting and even claiming to ransom data – well, y’know, I can’t really say that I regard the word or integrity of hackers that all that highly.

It’s also remarkable how supposedly authoritatively you speak of Sony’s security. Logically speaking, there’s two groups of people that would genuinely have the information you’re putting forward as factual: the hackers or Sony. So which group do you belong to? Your tone suggests it’s not the latter.

I’ve read you cute little mantra that you adore repeating about “The only people hurting Sony are Sony”. I’m sure you believe it and that you believe that the more you say something the more true it becomes. If what you say is true then the people that hacked Sony must be Sony. Right? Wow! Now that I think about it, that would make SO much sense.

ps3 SUCKS

i read on 1up.com that its called the sony welcome back program?? LOL welcome back 2 crappy internet and no party chat!

Well good for you, you can read, now all you need to do is grow the rest of that peanut you call a brain.

i doubt it. u dont know me, u dont know where i graduated college from u d bag. im just pointing out that ps3 sucks. its internet is weak. its dashboard is from release. it needs a over haul. until then it wont catch xbox. ps3 has crappy exclusives. what god of war and uncharted? wow 2 good game franchises u can throw little big planet also. xbox has a ton of great franchises i dont even know where to start. well i gotta go play some gears 3 beta i dont even think u can log in on ps3? THAT SUCKS FANBOYS

@66 sheesh, you end a thread that’s a unabashed 360 love letter with “suck it fanboys”? Classy 360 troll wannabe is classy

I’ve never understood fanboyism. I’m trying to imagine such a pathological hatred of, say, General Motors, just because I drive a Mustang–and I just can’t.

“i doubt it. u dont know me, u dont know where i graduated college from u d bag.”

Clown college? College for illiterate adults assuming you are an adult. Which from your demeanor you are maybe 13 or an adult with a 13 year old’s mind frame.

@68, It’s the hooligan mentality – Think football, doesn’t matter if it’s soccer, gridiron or Aussie Rules, they all have their hooligans.

You want headline grabbing bullshit? Check this rubbish out.

http://www.360magazine.co.uk/comment/sony-finished-by-2012/

Just… utter guff.

Welcome Back, $genericxbox360troll.

Have your seat.

DuhMan, STFU! You filthy little scumbag, how dare you insult my Sony! My gracious, beautiful, innocent, pure Sony! STFU I said! Nao!

I got OCD because of you! Now I have to make these herp da derp posts because i hate you and can’t bear a single anti Sony word! I’m hoping to affect you deeply with my newly discovered urban dictionary sentence and the name which took me ages to make up with! How funny is that! Huh!

You have been warned! Our time will come, sir!

all of u stfu SONY BLOWS

Sony does not blow, if Son blows X box does too, because tbh every console can be hacked into, how the hell do we know you didnt hack the ps3 Frank. Wouldn’t surprise me if some childish x box fan boys hacked it, cause they are so tired of the RROD, but tbh all i’ve seen out of certain X Box fan boys on here are some serious childish morons, who can’t even string a full and proper sentence together. The fact that you are laughing, acting like a man-child and thinkingyou can be a arrogant knuckle dragging cave troll shows you should be shot and fed to some cannibal on a desert island, grow up you pathetic excuse for a human being.

Block US IP’s from posting comments. Cheers.

the psn+ offer is a good start, although to those like me who have yet to subscribe would we lose the content once the free offer has expired?

Yes.

I’d like to know what they’re doing for us lowly PSP owners.

I think so day.

But for me the big question is do we need to use CC info to use PSN+?

At this point I am going to remove all personial info on my PSN account. If I want something from PSN, I will use prepaid cards. So if I don’t give Sony my CC, can i still use PSN+?

Cause I am thinking the free month of PSN+ amount to a fancy demo of services designed to keep user and their CC linked to their accounts.

Otherwise I am expecting a backlash of users deleating their info, and even when using prepaid cards, it has to cut down on impulse perchases.

if there is worthwhile content apart from exclusive demos on + i might stick with it but i wont be using my cc again on psn or live just in case it happens there, just going to use pre paid codes from now on.

in the case of impluse purchases, plenty of online stores offer codes sent directly to e-mail so that wont be a problem.

@78 you are getting a patapon theme, a cookie and a cup with ps logo on it

Well, that suc…. A cookie, you say?

@82 yep, a nice big one. i still have my psp somewhere so i’ll claim it too, with a coffee on a work break.

PSN+ would give PSP users a couple of PSMini’s per month, and some game purchase discounts I think. I presume the free PSN+ month will be set to a particular month rather than 30 days. Be interesting to see if they beef up that month’s output to attract more people.

As a general aside some people seem to be putting themselves to a lot more trouble and bother than they would experience should they ever have card fraud. Isn’t one of the reasons you have a CC for use on these sort of systems and for your convenience? So be vigilant, keep an eye on your accounts, but don’t punish or put yourself out for something which may well never happen.

I didn’t even realise you could get PSN+ for PSP.

@Blerk
Not even sure if they market it as such, there just happens to be some PSP benefits to having a sub. You’d also get a PSOne game too.

Not sure I can be bothered if it’s just for 30 days, though. Not a snowball’s chance in hell I’d actually subscribe after that period.

The PSN attack aside, I think PSN+ is a decent deal in terms of what it offers. The free stuff is nice, and I think if you are really into PS3 the price of the “free stuff” excedes the price of paying for PSN+.

So for PS3 only gamers Plus makes a lot of sense, I think. But I would still rather play most of my games on Steam or LIVE. So for me, I wouldn’t subscrib after the 30 free days either.

welcome back is insult. psn+ is psn-

only idiot sheep go back to psn.no matter sony is dead in consoles. ngp is fail like go, psn is biggest fail. no ps4, sony leaves console.

@89 I have a feeling you may not like sony.