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2011-May-7 1:35 am
Dish Network to launch wireline broadband soonDish Network Corp. is about a month away from starting to offer its own wireline broadband in service bundles sold in Colorado.
The Douglas County-based satellite broadcaster said Friday it will start making broadband services available in the state next month, five months after it bought Denver-based Liberty Bell telecom to start experimenting with a triple-play video, voice and Internet bundle.
Liberty Bell resells phone and Internet services over the local phone network of what used to be Qwest, now owned by Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL). Dish Network, the nations second-largest satellite TV broadcaster with 14.3 million customers, bought 90 percent of Liberty Bell earlier this year.
Dish Network will consider expanding to offering to other states after seeing how it goes here, said Tom Cullen, Dish Network executive vice president for sales, marketing and programming.
Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) will be able to offer high-speed Internet, though not the highest speeds that Qwest makes available, he said.
We will have competitive speeds, Cullen said.
Cullen also stated that "M-O-O-N spells Tom Cullen." | |
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As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billMhmm.. Why does large businesses over-exaggerate the cost of a security breach. It doesn't cost $1b to fix a breach.
Of course, that depends if they installed code on several of their servers. If that was the case, why weren't the servers secured better?
..maybe if they'd hire some a few white hats, they wouldn't have had a security breach that cost them (supposedly) $1b. It's not like they have to build a new data center due to the old one being compromised. | |
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2011-May-7 5:27 pm
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billsaid by SimbaSeven:Mhmm.. Why does large businesses over-exaggerate the cost of a security breach. It doesn't cost $1b to fix a breach.
Of course, that depends if they installed code on several of their servers. If that was the case, why weren't the servers secured better?
..maybe if they'd hire some a few white hats, they wouldn't have had a security breach that cost them (supposedly) $1b. It's not like they have to build a new data center due to the old one being compromised. Well lets see how many PSN user are there? How many are going to sue Sony for this? And those that are paying for Plus accounts will have to be reimbursed | |
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Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billA rumor is: To get your 'free' Sony game or 'identity theft protection kit', is you will also be signing a contract to Not sue Sony, either as a single or class-action. And some people will sign that without giving it a second thought(or even reading it).
This is what happens when Sony hires Lawyers to sue and rough people up, instead of hiring qualified Techs to keep the servers patched. There are holes in the operating systems and if you don't keep the patches up to date, people/hackers will probe or casually pop in from time to time to see what they can get from the server(especially when the server has easy bridges to deeper down in the system). | |
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2011-May-8 9:39 am
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billsaid by zalternate:There are holes in the operating systems and if you don't keep the patches up to date, people/hackers will probe or casually pop in from time to time to see what they can get from the server(especially when the server has easy bridges to deeper down in the system). But even if you do keep the servers patched, people will probe the systems and find unreported holes in the OS. No system can be made invulnerable unless it is completely disconnected from the Internet. | |
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2011-May-9 7:45 am
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billsaid by FFH5:No system can be made invulnerable unless it is completely disconnected from the Internet. And all other human contact or intervention (physical access is always fun to deal with) | |
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Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billsaid by »www.cnbc.com/id/42846466 ··· _Network : To guard against future attacks, Sony said it intends to accelerate a previously planned move of the PSN data from its San Diego data center to a more secure (and undisclosed) location. Also in the works are enhanced detection capabilities for attacks, added layers of encryption and data protection and additional firewalls.
Wow.. I wonder where this new undisclosed location is, especially when an at&t Data Center in San Diego isn't "secure enough". Are they going to a Military installation for a Data Center next? Somehow, I wonder if Sony knew about the exploit before hand and didn't bother to fix it, therefore a cracker* (or group of crackers*) catching Sony with their pants down and crashing their entire network. This is a "cover story" to save their own asses because they screwed up. * I don't like the term "hacker". Anyone could be technically called a hacker. The more correct term is "cracker". | |
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Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billPatching their security holes isn't the only thing they were referring to in regards to the $1 billion figure. There's the cost of lost customers, shareholders, cost of credit monitoring services for a 1 year period for 77 million + users who's data was stolen and cost to repair their image in the wake of this mess. It's not all just fixing their network security. | |
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Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billsaid by IT Guy:Patching their security holes isn't the only thing they were referring to in regards to the $1 billion figure. There's the cost of lost customers, shareholders, cost of credit monitoring services for a 1 year period for 77 million + users who's data was stolen and cost to repair their image in the wake of this mess. It's not all just fixing their network security. I'd like to know who they go through for credit monitoring services. I just checked with Experian and they want $14.95/mo. So, $14.95*12*77mil=$13,813,800,000.. *AND* moving to (or building) a new data center, which I doubt is as secure as at&t's (I could be wrong, though). I bet they're probably getting a hell of a discount, or they're betting most people have a credit monitoring service already. If they only kept up their IT staff instead of having a boatload of lawyers, they probably wouldn't be in this mess to begin with. EDIT: One other question is.. Who hacked the network? Anonymous says they didn't do it (theft of data is not one of their signatures) and some point to the laid-off employees of SOE (inside job). I'm more betting it was a disgruntled employee (or employees) that stuffed a worm inside the PSN Network. After a month of the employee (or employees) not logging on, the worm was triggered and sent the customer database to the person or group.. then started reeking havoc throughout the network. Just a hunch, though. I'm sure we'll never hear the truth of the incident. | |
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2011-May-8 3:03 pm
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billDebix Inc., is the company, they are also including a $1 million insurance policy for users who become victims of identity theft as a result. » www.totaltele.com/view.a ··· 4&page=1It's anybody's guess at this point, who actually did the hacking. I think Anonymous is a convenient scapegoat, personally. But until the investigation is complete and unless anything tangible results from the investigation, who knows? | |
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Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billOuch.. $1m policy for *each* user? Stuff like that usually makes insurance companies go under.
..almost as bad as cutting a fiber bundle in the middle of nowhere with a backhoe. Anyone remember those days? | |
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2011-May-8 6:05 pm
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billOh, you mean like 5 months ago? Oh yeah, I remember those days! Not just one, but two on the same day. » www.kvia.com/news/261355 ··· ail.html | |
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2011-May-8 7:43 pm
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billEven better when its around DC and the workers filed all the right paperwork and still cut a fiber line because the government letter agencies saw a stupid need to not tell anyone about their fiber trunks just to the left of the labeled ones. | |
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2011-May-8 10:51 pm
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billWow! Makes me wonder how us monkeys have managed to stay alive as long as we have. | |
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2011-May-8 11:07 pm
Re: As Sony counts hacking costs, analysts see $1b repair billwell they claim its because some communications lines have to be kept secret.
that works out real well when the city decides to extend the metro lol.
I honestly hope they did it coming up on break time and where all union so they could tell the NSA guys who showed up. "US Government means jack shit, Teamsters say I get 30 minutes lunch and I will get to you at 12:30 Mr. MIB. | |
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said by SimbaSeven:Mhmm.. Why does large businesses over-exaggerate the cost of a security breach. It doesn't cost $1b to fix a breach.
Of course, that depends if they installed code on several of their servers. If that was the case, why weren't the servers secured better?
..maybe if they'd hire some a few white hats, they wouldn't have had a security breach that cost them (supposedly) $1b. It's not like they have to build a new data center due to the old one being compromised. It will be sure close to that if not more..... | |
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I've been saying all along... why piss everyone off at yourself? It is like when these dictators kill the internet to stop an uprising from happening... it only gets them madder and gives the freed up time to hit the streets. Sony not only played PR Russian roulette by telling the world our anus is too puckered to let this hacking thing slide... we don't care if you paid for it and it is your hardware... we have enough pride, money and foolishness to come after you. if you do what you want to your own property. Well... gee, looky there, they did bite a little to big and hard. They pissed off Anonymous and frankly in this day and age... you just don't do that. Would someone please pick up Ge0hot off the floor... he has been rolling around there long enough. | |
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