It has been fascinating watching the hack and subsequent threats against Sony unfold. Someone, likely North Korean hackers, were able to convince Sony to not release a major motion picture, but not before wreaking havoc like releasing executives racist emails, releasing executive and star compensation, and releasing employee information like medical records.
The hack was deep, thorough, and devastating. Ripple effects like the bad publicity from the emails and employee lawsuits continue to rock the company, and it is pretty clear that Sony will never be the same.
Neither will we.
I predict this is just the start of a massive plague of hacks by foreign entities which will become all too common. Think about it: the skeletons in Sony's closet aren't any different than those of every other company. Once armed with that information, the extortion required by the hackers will seem like a small price to pay to make them go away and prey on others.
Sony rolled over. The US government was far too impotent to do anything about it. And it is only a matter of time before it happens again and again.
Get ready...
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I have to fully agree. This will only get worse.
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