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PSN was running on unpatched Apache server with no firewall

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 6, 2011

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“Few gamers will be feeling sorry for Sony and the mess caused
with this PSN hacking debacle. But if you were just annoyed by what
has happened, be prepared to now start getting a bit angry.

“Dr. Gene Spafford, CERIAS Fellow and professor of Computer
Science at Purdue University, has been talking at a hearing about
the PSN security breach held by the House Subcommittee on Commerce,
Manufacturing, and Trade. He explained that independent security
experts monitor Sony’s systems such as PSN, Qriocity, and SOE and
report in an open forum Sony employees view about anything they
find.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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