Security Expert Says PSN Is Still Unsafe

Gregory Evans a very talented hacker turned Security Expert, has stated in an interview with “Industry Gamers”, that he believes that PSN is still unsafe, here is a small quote from the source:

Industry Gamers: What are your thoughts on what has happened with Sony’s PlayStation Network?
Gregory Evans: Well, Sony has about 100 million customers out when they got hacked, they’re out there at the forefront of the news, but big corporations get hacked every single day. Only 17 percent of companies whose computers were hacked report them to law enforcement due to fear of negative publicity. Ninety percent of Fortune 500 networks have been hacked.

Industry Gamers: Sony has said they implemented new security. Do you believe PlayStation Network and Qriocity are hacker-proof now?
Gregory Evans: No. And it’s not just Sony gamers that are at risk. It’s anyone who has any online gaming console like Xbox or Wii. Nothing’s 100 percent secure. Even if Sony had never been hacked, when anybody goes online to do anything, play games, search the Internet… you’re always taking a risk that somebody might get your information. When you’re connected to your Wi-Fi and you’re playing online games it’s opening up hundreds of ports. Each one of those ports is like a door that a hacker can use to bypass your firewall and get into your computer. In the gaming community, most people don’t even know this is happening. They just think I’m going online to play games and everything’s fine. They may not think about security because they have a firewall on their Linksys or DLink router that they bought at Radio Shack for $30 or $40. Well, if it was that easy then Sony shouldn’t have been hacked. They should have gone over to Radio Shack and grabbed a $40 DLink router and everything would be fine.

Industry Gamers: So can gamers expect more hacks in the future?
Gregory Evans: Yes. The problem remains that Sony and most big corporations have IT managers designing their networks and security. Even if these guys have a Master’s Degree or PhD from a school like MIT, that doesn’t make them a true security expert. It’s scary and these attacks will continue to happen.