| PlayStation 3 Anti-Virus Software Released
Anti-virus company Trend Micro has released new software for the PlayStation 3, designed to protect it and its users from harmful and inappropriate websites.
Web Security for PlayStation 3, which launched earlier in November, will block malicious web pages when the PlayStation 3 is used for web browsing and will also give parents the ability to lock out inappropriate websites based on a variety of criteria, ranging from tobacco use to sex and violence. The software will work by accessing Trend Micro's proprietary databases to evaluate and categorize web pages, domains and IP addresses, filtering and blocking harmful material. According to Trend Micro, it's the first anti-virus-type software ever created for a gaming console.
Some experts are questioning whether the software will see widespread adoption among game console consumers, however, suggesting that consoles are inherently less vulnerable than PCs and that the move may be premature. Daniel Ives, an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey, said, "I think the jury's still out. Over the coming years, as the console becomes more common in terms of web browsing, that's when you can really try to gauge what type of opportunity it is for the anti-virus vendors."
Web Security for PlayStation 3 will be available on a trial basis until the end of April 2008, with details about pricing for a pay service to be announced when available. The software can be accessed worldwide via the PlayStation 3 version 2.00 system software update. More information is available at the Trend Micro website.
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| Here we go.
Why should I bother with a PS3 when it's bound to replicate what my PC does, even down to the plaguing problems? |
| Arbre:
Here we go.
Why should I bother with a PS3 when it's bound to replicate what my PC does, even down to the plaguing problems?
Because your PC doesn't have the magical Cell and/or Blu-Ray? |
| TheDarkArchon:
Arbre:
Here we go.
Why should I bother with a PS3 when it's bound to replicate what my PC does, even down to the plaguing problems?
Because your PC doesn't have the magical Cell and/or Blu-Ray?
I don't need them. :)
When I will, one of them, or both, will be standards by that time. |
| Sadly, this is exactly why MS didn't release a web browser for the 360. As much as people are clamoring for it, it ends up causing more bad press for Sony because now the paranoids are going to think that the evil identity thieves are going to get them through their PS3. |
| Consoles should only be able to connect to the internet to have online multiplayers, not browse the internet, this is why we buy a computer, but then again, we now have phones that can access the internet. The internet is made for computers, game servers are for consoles. Thats it! No crossover! |
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PlayStation 3 Anti-Virus Software Released
Anti-virus company Trend Micro has released new software for the PlayStation 3, designed to protect it and its users from harmful and inappropriate websites.
Web Security for PlayStation 3, which launched earlier in November, will block malicious web pages when the PlayStation 3 is used for web browsing and will also give parents the ability to lock out inappropriate websites based on a variety of criteria, ranging from tobacco use to sex and violence. The software will work by accessing Trend Micro's proprietary databases to evaluate and categorize web pages, domains and IP addresses, filtering and blocking harmful material. According to Trend Micro, it's the first anti-virus-type software ever created for a gaming console.
Some experts are questioning whether the software will see widespread adoption among game console consumers, however, suggesting that consoles are inherently less vulnerable than PCs and that the move may be premature. Daniel Ives, an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey, said, "I think the jury's still out. Over the coming years, as the console becomes more common in terms of web browsing, that's when you can really try to gauge what type of opportunity it is for the anti-virus vendors."
Web Security for PlayStation 3 will be available on a trial basis until the end of April 2008, with details about pricing for a pay service to be announced when available. The software can be accessed worldwide via the PlayStation 3 version 2.00 system software update. More information is available at the Trend Micro website.
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