Ddos attacks can be prevented anyone in IT security can tell you that. I spent 7 years working for a DOD (armed forces not dads) logistics center and our sites were under attack everyday by multiple countries...and yet we were able to maintain 24x7 uptime. The company I currently work for (8 years) provides services for a number of large financial institutions... 2 things are required to prevent this 1) investment in perimeter technology and 2) techs that know their sh*t, this is exactly why I do what I do...I despise hackers..if you want to really show how smart you are do something f*ng worthwhile...the only people that suffer from outages like this are working folks and their families...but these aholes just sit in their mama's basement tweeting how great they are while carrying out one of the easiest attacks possible...hope you all get herpes from your love dolls..and Sony spend some of the damn cash you are taking from peoples pockets and secure your damn perimeter...w/ ps3 I was like "ok I mean its free so you get what you pay for" but with ps4 they told everyone they were charging so they could provide a better network.....don't piss on my back and tell me its raining.