Sony now 'hyper vigilant' regarding user account security

by Steven Mostyn - Jun 23 2011, 07:57

Considering the fallout from recent hack attacks made against several of Sony’s entertainment properties, it comes as little surprise to learn that the Japanese electronics giant is ramping up its online protection.

More pointedly, the president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has said the company is now being “hyper vigilant” where the security of user data is concerned.

“[It’s] a responsibility we now take even more seriously than we did before,” SCEE’s Andrew House outlined to videogame magazine CVG.

“We’ll try our absolute best to try and make our system as secure as we possibly can,” he added. “[Sony is] genuinely humbled and extremely grateful to those consumers who have continued to put their trust in us.”

In the last two months, Sony has seen the PlayStation Network (PSN), Sony Online Entertainment, and Sony Pictures targeted and significantly compromised by Internet attackers.

The hack carried out against the PlayStation Network resulted in the loss of data connected to some 70 millions user accounts. Those responsible for the intrusion and theft remain at large.

Although House admitted that Sony still has “a long way to go to restore consumer faith in the system,” he was keen to stress that Sony and other online companies targeted in recent months “have to adopt a stance of hyper vigilance” to avoid further breaches.

Other major videogame publishers affected by the recent spate of high-profile industry hacks include the likes of Nintendo, SEGA, Codemasters and Epic Games.

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