Watch Out Hackers! Sony Hired a Homeland Security Official

This spring, a cyber attack resulted in a 23 day outage of the PSN and the theft of personal details from over 77 million accounts. Sony is strengthening its online network and stepping up its security. Sony created a new chief information security officer post, reported Reuters, and selected former U.S. Department of Homeland Security officer Philip Reitinger for the position, who will be based in Washington.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" rummy satta }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); “Certainly the network issue was a catalyst for the appointment,” a Sony spokesman said. “We are looking to bolster our network security even further.” Since the security breach, rummy star Sony has added over 3 million new PSN users. https://kotaku.com/sony-says-psn-has-added-3-million-users-since-attack-5836746 Sony recuits information boss [Reuters] (Top photo: rummy wealth Homeland Security | AP) You can contact Brian Ashcraft, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.