[madhouse]

What may seem easy, may not be. When written down and explained, things often sound trivial (so do the Anonymous hacks too), but it often takes a lot more than trivialities to actually do it.

They're not super smart, nor are the Sony developers/admins super incompetent. They're just average people making mistakes or taking advantage of others' mistakes.

Could Sony have done better? Yes, of course! They made some very stupid mistakes. Does that make the admins incompetent? Not necessarily. Nor do the holes in their systems make Anonymous super-smart.