If I Were The Sony Network Security Manager

In light of the ongoing attacks on the Sony network, I felt inspired to write a simple plan on what I would do if I were the Network Security Manager at Sony. This article assumes that Sony doesn't have very advanced security measures and is not an accurate account of what is not present in their network environment:

Hi, I'm Jeremiah Hainly and I'm the new Network Security Manager at Sony. Over the past decade, our networks have been highly targeted because we make decisions that other people love to hate. After our most recent attack, the previous Network Security Manager was released from his position, and now I'm leading the security efforts to prevent attacks from occurring in the future. This will help keep our employee's salaries confidential, and keep our gaming community happy since their servers can finally stay online reliably.

Bebe Stores: The Latest Credit Card Breach Victim

According to Brian Krebs, a renowned security investigator, Bebe Stores Inc. is the latest victim of a credit/debit card breach.

Presently, there is no official statement by Bebe Stores Inc. concerning how many cards have been stolen, but data from banks nationwide suggest that the cards had all been physically swiped at Bebe stores in the United States between November 18th and November 28th.

There has been no indication of whether the malware still exists to steal card data from the Bebe network, but the safe bet is to avoid making purchases from Bebe until confirmation of its removal has been announced.

SP+ Parking Garage Operator Credit Card Breach

At this point in the year after so many data breaches on credit card numbers, I shouldn't have to tell you to keep your eye on your financial account statements, but if you've been paying for parking garages lately, don't stop anytime soon.

SP+, previously known as Standard Parking Corporation, is a leading national provider of parking management services. Based out of Chicago, Illinois, they company manages approximately 4,200 parking facility locations along with parking and shuttle bus operations for 75 airports. They are also the next victim of a Point-of-Sale data breach, joining into the ranks of Target, Home Depot, and P.F. Chang's.