Well, my first thought was oddly that given that this is new that the rise of "attacks" on the new systems could be the result of Microsoft and Sony basically encouraging mass attacks on their own systems to check the security now that it's up and running.
That and to point out that both companies have basically garnered so many enemies that it should surprise no one that there are tons of people out to compromise the networks that make them so much money. I'd actually be surprised if there weren't tons of people after these networks and the people using them.
At the end of the day though I wouldn't be too worried. The internet hasn't ever really been truly safe, and I don't think the odds of any specific individual being victimized have likely increased on these new networks beyond the point where they were to begin with. For all my dislike of them, Sony and Microsoft seem to run a fairly tight ship, which is why when something like Lulzsec's attack on PSN happen and get those kinds of results it becomes major news, that kind of thing tends to represent a major exception.
That and to point out that both companies have basically garnered so many enemies that it should surprise no one that there are tons of people out to compromise the networks that make them so much money. I'd actually be surprised if there weren't tons of people after these networks and the people using them.
At the end of the day though I wouldn't be too worried. The internet hasn't ever really been truly safe, and I don't think the odds of any specific individual being victimized have likely increased on these new networks beyond the point where they were to begin with. For all my dislike of them, Sony and Microsoft seem to run a fairly tight ship, which is why when something like Lulzsec's attack on PSN happen and get those kinds of results it becomes major news, that kind of thing tends to represent a major exception.
