With the Sony Playstation Network slowly getting back on it’s feet again after 2 weeks of closure of service (to some it felt a month I bet). Sony has issued a welcome back program (which we will detail after the jump). For now the PSN access is limited while Sony expects full PSN service within the month.
The welcome back program includes:
- Free downloads of “unidentified” content
- 30 days of free PS+ (expiry date of PS+ extended to 30 days for subscribed users)
- 30 days of free Qriocity service
Also Sony is now “beefing” up their security after this attack and a firmware update that will happen within the week will be having this in store:
- Restoration of Online game-play across the PlayStation®3 (PS3) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems, including titles requiring online verification and downloaded games
- Access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3/PSP for existing subscribers
- Access to account management and password reset
- Access to download un-expired Movie Rentals on PS3, PSP and MediaGo
- PlayStationHome
- Friends List
- Chat Functionality
- Added automated software monitoring and configuration management to help defend against new attacks
- Enhanced levels of data protection and encryption
- Enhanced ability to detect software intrusions within the network, unauthorized access and unusual activity patterns
- Implementation of additional firewalls
Also as a means to “prevent” further incursions Sony is beefing up it’s security with the most obvious move by hiring a more “competent” security officer. Hopefully that things would be better for Sony after this attack and would serve as a lesson for company who hadn’t handled it security as much as it should have.
