Re: Sony: No firewall and no patches

["Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor () hammerofgod com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tracy Reed [mailto:treed () ultraviolet org]
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 7:17 PM
> To: Ivan .
> Cc: Thor (Hammer of God); full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Sony: No firewall and no patches
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 09:33:23AM +1000, Ivan . spake thusly:
> > I guess that makes a mockery of the PCI DSS framework!
>
> Not at all. PCI DSS does not guarantee security. And if they didn't have a
> firewall and were running outdated software they weren't compliant
> anyway.

I agree - You can chalk that one up to the auditors.  There was mention of that in the article, and I too would be 
interested in what auditing firm signed off on that one.   I too am in the list of people hosed, and it is this type of 
thing that makes me happy that I practice what I preach when it comes to using a separate card (and account) for 
internet purchases as well as an assigned PO box.  I'm *really* glad I used a fake birthday, but I do that all the 
time.  

SONY ORD stock has also dropped 10% since the 26th of April.  Pretty harsh.   This will end up costing everyone quite a 
bit.

t

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