August 25, 2005
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CSO
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New Google software allows users to see aerial satellite images of any location in the world, but some officials are wondering if it can help terrorists plot attacks. According to an article on GovExec.com, two Dutch parliamentarians have expressed concerns over imagery of government buildings, energy facilities and utilities and have called for an official inquiry to determine whether it poses a threat. Americans have also expressed concern over the images of military facilities. John Hankey, general manager of the keyhole group at Google, said they have not received any official contact from foreign governments, but the company has reached out to U.S. government officials, including the U.S. Geological Survey, to address security concerns. Read more.
Read more about data protection in CSOonline's Data Protection section.
The challenge of true data protection spans databases, internal and external networks, physical and offsite storage, business partners and more. These resources offer expert perspective from the basics through specific key elements of data protection strategies.
Network security basics
Protection, detection, and reaction—those are the three underlying principles your security program must embody
Computer incident detection, response, forensics
Richard Bejtlich shows how to measure and improve the maturity of your incident response
A few good IT security metrics
Stop counting blocked malware attachments and measure things that can contribute to meaningful change
5 key cloud security trends
Cloud security is evolving rapidly—stay on top of it
IT risk assessment frameworks
How to do end-to-end encryption
How to compare and use enterprise antivirus
Also find sample data protection policies in CSO's tools, templates and policies library
- The CISO's Survival Guide to Securing Data
- Data Privacy and Protection in Production Environments: New Research from Ponemon Institute
- FireEye Advanced Threat Protection KnowledgeVault
- Five Tips to Consider in a Data Security Strategy for Smartphones and Tablets
- Moving Your Email to the Trusted Cloud
- Comprehensive Server Protection
- DHS cybersecurity official leaves more questions than answers
During lunch at ISSA-LA's Security Summit IV event here at the Universal City Hilton, we heard a talk from - Maiffret: If it's a Linux flaw, your phone is directly threatened
- Alan Paller on cutting through the bull
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