Sony Reels from Multiple Hacker Attacks

Case Study: "Sony Reels From Multiple Hacker Attacks"

Abstract

The purpose of this paper to answer the questions purposed in writing assignment 6. The first question involves the hacking of the Sony PSN and the effects this has on organizations. The second question involves whether it is even reasonable to assume that organizations can have protection measures in place to stop the world’s best hackers. The third question involves whether or not hackers should be prosecuted and sent to jail. The fourth question involves the reluctance of organizations to operate in a transparent fashion. Then finally we will discuss my personal identity theft story. These questions are based on the Case Study: "SONY REELS FROM MULTIPLE HACKER ATTACKS" (Haag & Cummings, 2013).

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the hacking of the Sony PSN and what effects hacking has on organizations. Part one will include research on the Sony PSN debacle and the cost estimates for the incident. Part two will cover whether it is even reasonable to assume that organizations can have protection measures in place to stop the world’s best hackers. Part three will include whether or not hackers should be prosecuted and sent to jail or if they can be turned to work legitimately. Part four will discuss the reluctance of organizations to operate in a transparent fashion. The final topic of this paper will focus on my personal identity theft story.

The PlayStation Network was originally hacked on April 18th but the news was not released for several days as Sony assessed the nature of what information was stolen. It turned out that millions of user accounts including names, birth dates and encrypted passwords were stolen by the hackers. In addition a database of credit card numbers were stolen but Sony has reported that those were protected by industry standard encryption. Notably, these breaches occurred after Sony had laid off many of its security personnel in the...