Sony Pumps Up Security for the Sony Entertainment Network

Sony will be adding a two-factor authentication security feature to the PlayStation Network.

“In order to further safeguard our users and their accounts we, are preparing to offer a 2-step verification feature” a Sony representative told Polygon. Seeing that Microsoft made a similar change to Microsoft accounts, include Xbox Live accounts, three years ago it seems fitting to do the same

The two-factor authentication process requires the user to enter two different “factors” when logging into a service, in this case the Sony Entertainment Network. To complete the process you must enter your username and password, followed by a second code to complete the login. 

This is most likely due to the incident that happened 5 year ago, where Sony’s was forced to shut down their network after over 70 million registered members had their personal information exposed. 

Adam Siddiqui, NoobFeed
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