Rich Fiscus
6 Sep 2011 19:31
Sony is putting a former US government official in charge of cyber security, effective today.
Philip Reitinger, was previously director of the U.S. National Cyber Security Center. He has also held positions in both the Justice and Defense Departments and at Microsoft.
His job with Sony as Chief Information Security Officer will make him responsible for cyber security throughout the company.
This, of course, comes months after multiple serious data breaches. The biggest attack targeted the PlayStation Network and resulted in personal information, including credit card numbers and CCV codes, being stolen.
Another compromised details of several million Sony Online Entertainment customers.
Making matters worse. Sony tarnished their reputation further with multiple bungled attempts to get their services back online.
No doubt they hope Reitinger's reputation will improve stockholder and consumer confidence. Given the company's size, any actual change will no doubt take a lot of time, effort, and money.