Saltyk said:
Xzi said:
dragongit said:
OH ho ho... So Sony wasn't the only one attacked. Granted they didn't loose info like Sony had, people cannot simply clame Sony's security was lax. It still wasn't foolproof and needed updating, but Nintendo isn't exacly invincible either.
Makes me wonder what the situation with Microsoft is. Though honestly, people hack personal computers all the time, so they probably wouldn't notice the difference.
Only when there are vulnerabilities present. IE someone hasn't updated Windows in a long time or has no firewall/antivirus. Hackers are like water, they'll always take the easiest path from one place to the next. Which means Sony is the easiest target.
Which means that Nintendo was the second easiest target and MicroSoft is the.... We'll see.
Honestly, I don't think Sony was targeted simply because they were the "easiest target". That completely ignores recent history. I'd say that Sony painted a target on their chest. Keep in mind, no one hacked PSN or any other service until recently. This reeks of people getting a taste of the original hackers and now trying to copycat it. Which means they have to target other services as well in order to be special and different. I wouldn't be surprised if other services are targeted, too, soon (not thinking of just Microsoft but also Blizzard and similar services). I hope not, but only time will tell. And time probably favors the hackers.
Being the easiest target may not have been the initial motivation, but it doesn't change the fact that they were and are still the easiest target, either. I mean, this same technique would not have worked on any other company:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/110608-Sony-Website-Hacked-By-the-Lulz-Boat
including Nintendo or Microsoft. So yeah, basically you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the other guy running from the bear. Hackers won't spend days upon days trying to circumvent a security system which would then have ample time to detect them, if they can instead go after a target which takes less than thirty minutes to hack.
It's really a matter of simple experience when it comes right down to it. Sony has only been running the PSN and several of its other online services for a few years now, so they don't have the best understanding of what their security measures need to entail. Nintendo also hasn't had a ton of experience in running an online service. But Microsoft? They've been working with the internet since well...the internet was invented. And for that reason, they're probably one of the hardest companies to crack. Even more so than companies like Visa themselves.
Same thing with Blizzard and Valve. They've been working with internet services since the 90s. They're not 100% secure, as nobody is, but they're far more secure than Sony or Nintendo. That much I can guarantee.
