Sony exec says PSN hack was ‘a great experience,’ apparently means it

The following are what most humans would call “great experiences”: eating gelato on a hot summer’s day, riding a tandem bike with Anthony Hopkins, or, in the case of Sony executive Tim Schaaff, having your life’s work nearly destroyed by a band of hackers . Because for Schaaff, president of Sony Network Entertainment, this spring’s persistent PSN outage wasn’t so much devastating as it was… enlightening . Here’s how he described the hack (and ensuing epiphany) to VentureBeat ‘s Dylan Tweney: “I think for people running network businesses, it’s not just about improving your security, because I’ve never talked to a security expert who said, ‘As long you do the following three things you’ll be fine, because hackers won’t get you… the question is how do you build your life so you’re able to cope with those things. It’s been a great experience.” Phenomenal as it must’ve felt to get in touch with his inner defeatist, Schaaff admitted that he “would not like to do it again” — probably because his mouth can only house one foot at a time. Sony exec says PSN hack was ‘a great experience,’ apparently means it originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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