Exclusive: How Sony is fighting back

Systems that monitor staff and user behaviour could detect social attacks.

There are cushier jobs than leading Sony Entertainment Network’s burgeoning security shop, but Brett Wahlin was never one to shy from a challenge. So when the entertainment giant looked to revamp its security in the wake of the devastating hacking attacks against its PlayStation Network last year, the former McAfee Chief Security Officer answered the call. By the end of 2011, Sony had been attacked more than 20 times by ‘hacktivists’ angry at its attempts to prevent modification to its PlayStation 3 console. The attacks ranged from petty denial of service attacks, to ...
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