Sony Corp executive deputy president Kazuo Hirai is about to step into the batter's box, but expectations are high that he'll need to hit one out of the park in order to save face for the company's missteps over the past two weeks, otherwise known as the PlayStation Network security breach.
Hirai is planning to hold a press conference in Tokyo at 2 p.m. tomorrow, or 1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. It's the first time an executive—not a blogger or marketing contact—is going to address the many issues surrounding the recent loss of the PlayStation Network's capabilities and, worse, the potential loss of its users' credit card information.
Hirai, who's expected to succeed current Sony Corp CEO Howard Stringer, plans to address the ongoing investigation that Sony's performing for the PlayStation Network breach, as well as the general state of Sony's information management infrastructure. There's been no word as to what an expected date for resuming PlayStation Network service might be, but Hirai is expected to chat about that as well.
Sony announced this past Tuesday that hackers had managed to break through the security of the PlayStation Network and access users' personal information–possibly including credit card details.
The company didn't explicitly confirm the latter, but subsequent, unverified reports have suggested that lists of credit card numbers are "floating" around underground hacker message boards. And as we've reported, some PlayStation Network users have popped up on various online social networks to say that their cards have been used to make fraudulent purchases throughout the world.
Sony now faces a class-action suit in California, charging that the company failed to adequately protect, encrypt, and secure customer data. And according to Kotaku's Michael McWhertor, various departments within the U.S. government have turned their eye toward Sony as well. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the Federal Trade Commission, and 22 different state attorneys generals are starting investigations of their own related to the PlayStation Network's security issue.
"The Department of Homeland Security is aware of the recent cyber intrusion to Sony's PlayStation Network and Qriocity music service," said spokesman Chris Ortman in an interview with Nextgov. "DHS' U. S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team is working with law enforcement, international partners and Sony to assess the situation."
Legislators have also started inquiring about the matter. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat, sent a letter to Sony president Jack Tretton to inquire why the company took as much time as it did before notifying customers about the security breach. He's also asked Sony to provide free access to credit reporting services for two years, as well as, "sufficient insurance to protect them from the possible financial consequences of identity theft."
Source : http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2384709,00.asp
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