Has the PS3 actually beat the hackers?

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The question you have to ask yourself is this. Why would the console be worth hacking, or Sony be worth hacking at this point in time. The issue really isn't one of difficulty, but a lack of necessity. There is much more to be gained by hacking or modding other hardware platforms. So as a matter or practicality the PS3 is obviously going to see very little in the way of attention. Not to mention that Sony has been on its best behavior. So there isn't a issue that may galvanize the hacking community against them.

You see it isn't that Sony is necessarily doing that fantastic a job. The reason Sony got pulverized last year was that they went cruising for a bruising. The company went out to pick fights, and the hacking/modding community was not only more then up to the task, but was willing to oblige Sony. For two months solid they fucked Sony up, and only relented once they had hacked just about everything, and had spent their wrath. Which was in part quenched by the fact that Sony itself pulled back on its ill advised crusade.

Sure you haven't heard much about Sony being hacked lately, but you know what else you haven't heard much of lately. Sony suing someone in the modding community. Sony fundamentally surrendered to the opposition. So it is more a case of the hacking community accepting that surrender. Right now Sony isn't doing anything to create any hate, and without that hate the hacking community isn't likely to put any effort into hurting Sony.

Will Sony place more emphasis on security moving forward. The answer to that question is a definitive absolutely not. There are actually two reasons for this. Firstly Sony has been the victim of hacking sprees in the past, and the lessons learned from them obviously didn't stick for Sony. They might not be able to defend against anything like a determined attack, but they will get lax over time. Which will make it so even marginal hackers could get in with known tools.

The second reason is Sony seems to lack a internal censor. Eventually someone high up at Sony is going to do, or say something that is going to generate a lot of friction. You see it isn't just that Sony did something that was bad, but they have a uncanny give of doing things that are bad enough to get people angry enough to do something about whatever it is that they did. I have seen Sony smeared, boycotted, hacked, and disparaged. This company has a way of getting the worst out of people, and the only thing I can chalk that up to is Sony just has a attitude problem. A bad attitude problem.

Look I am not just slamming Sony, but it has to be said. Sony has a habit of getting sloppy, and a habit of running their mouths. It is a dangerous combination to have in any company. When people talk about what it will take for Sony to get back on top. A major attitude adjustment springs to mind. It is like they run around in a thunderstorm carrying a lightning rod, and daring the storm to take a shot at them. I guess I am saying they are going to at some point manage to get enough people pissed off at them that another hacking spree is almost inevitable. It is just what Sony does.