[ NNSquad ] My Interview Re Sony PlayStation Network Breach (C2C AM Radio Last Night)

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

  My Interview Re Sony PlayStation Network Breach (C2C AM Radio Last Night)

                http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000845.html


With the continuing escalation of the Sony PlayStation network breach,
now involving the potential release of personal information including
security questions, passwords, perhaps some user credit card data, and
other goodies, "Coast to Coast AM" radio invited me back on yesterday
to discuss this and other Internet-related topics.

It seems clear that Sony can be faulted not only for failed security
on their network, and for storing personal data (including reportedly
plaintext passwords) in a manner that was accessible to such a breach,
but also for utterly abysmal handling of the public information and
public relations outreach relating to this entire incident.

The audio from my interview last night is available at:
PlayStation Network Breach & More - "Coast to Coast AM" - 4/26/11:

http://j.mp/lAFpDs - (YouTube [Audio Only] / ~ 27 minutes)

The "Wired" article "Coast to Coast AM Is No Wack Job" is a useful
backgrounder if you're not already familiar with the show:

http://j.mp/blIexR  (Wired)


Thanks as always.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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