Ten days after security breaches prompted a shutdown of its PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, Sony Computer Entertainment says that it will begin a “phased restoration” of the services with new security features this week.
Making the announcement on its PlayStation blog, Sony said it would offer customers complimentary content and services as a “welcome back” gesture to its customer base, which spans some 77 million registered accounts.
The game company also is creating a new executive post of Chief Information Security Officer, directly reporting to Shinji Hasejima, chief information officer of Sony Corp., to add a new position of expertise in and accountability for customer data protection and supplement existing information security personnel.
Meanwhile, sister division Sony Online Entertainment announced it was taking its Station.com gaming website offline, following discovery of a security issue related to the April 19 PSN breach. The company plans to give an update on the PC gaming site later today. More details at GameSpot.
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