Sony PSN Announcement from Kazuo Hirai - PSN Back online
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The announcement was made by Sony Corporation Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai, that the Playstation Network is coming back online and is been restored in phases. The network was rebuilt from the ground up
"We have greatly updated our data security systems," Hirai noted in the video statement. "These changes were the result of an intensive investigation aided by some of the most respected forensic and security experts in the computer industry." Those changes include more advanced security technology, advanced levels of encryption, additional firewalls and better early-warning systems.
keep Checking the PSN Blog to see if your state of residence is illuminated. Indicating your servers are populated and ready to go