This is a huge issue, and it’s the reason I started my blog.
Sure, hackers can get into any PlayStation system, but that doesn’t mean that Sony’s systems are completely safe. Even Sony’s own security systems are vulnerable. In the past two years a number of attacks have occurred which Sony has said have been limited to malicious software that doesn’t cause any damage on the consoles themselves. However, the fact that hackers can access the “secure” PSN, which is the online part of the service, is a major concern.
The biggest concern is that hackers can access the security of the Playstation Network, which is the online part of the service. It’s easy enough to set up a simple web proxy to circumvent the PSN’s security, but if hackers can get in then they essentially gain access to everything that the PS4, 3DS, Vita, and PSP use online. It’s a huge concern for the PSN and Sony.
Of course, the good news is that a security breach like this is usually very temporary. The PSN has a “forgotten password” feature that allows a user to reset their password. This could be used to access the PSN, but Sony is saying that it only happens for “a few hours.” If this is true, then Sony will have a very serious problem.
That’s right, the hackers may have been able to access a lot of the PSN but not the games, which is where the real problem lies. Once a user has a PSN password, they can play their games online with anyone. The PSN also has the ability to reset passwords, but this is a little more complicated. Sony wants to make clear that hackers can’t use this feature unless they can show you a note stating what you did with the password.
I have no idea if this is true and I have a feeling it may be. Even if it’s true, they can still do whatever they want with my password. I still want to know who is making this and how they made this possible with such a short time frame.
Sony is doing well to take the security breach seriously. They’ve had to do something to keep people from getting into their servers and playing online. This is the first time I’ve heard of a PSN breach, but I’m not sure if Sony takes this very seriously. When I play online with my friends, I just go to the servers, log in with my account, and play my games. If I don’t want to be playing, I just go back to my PC or laptop.
In all honesty, I’ve never played online with anyone and I don’t really know if there are any players on PSN that are just playing online just for fun. I personally don’t play online with my friends since I’m just not that into playing that much.
I think the biggest issue with online play for people, including myself, is that you can’t really control who you are playing with. Once you are signed into a PSN account and playing online, you are in effect playing with a set of people: the ones who are playing with you and the people around you. So you have no real real control over your own actions.
One of the big reasons I like online play so much is that it gives you a lot of creative freedom as well as being able to set some very specific limits on what you’re doing online. Unlike most of the other games I’ve played, I have a lot of creative freedom. The possibilities are endless.