Google Data Breach Would Be 'Devastating,' Says Eric Schmidt

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谷歌(Google Inc.)執行董事長施密特(Eric Schmidt)周一表示，如果谷歌數據發生嚴重泄露，則將是“毀滅性的”，并且會威脅該公司的生存。施密特還說，首席信息長們應當密切監控來自中國的威 脅，他說，80%-90%的網絡襲擊源自中國。施密特在2001年至2011年期間曾擔任谷歌首席執行長。




施密特周一在2013年 Gartner Symposium/ITxpo會議一個范圍廣泛的主旨討論會上說，如果谷歌今天發生任何形式的嚴重的數據泄露，對該公司來說將是可怕的。但他還說，首席 執行長佩奇(Larry Page)對此類風險的防范極其嚴密，發生重大數據泄露將是不可思議的。




盡管施密特談論了來自中國的網絡安全威 脅，但他沒有提及離他更近的一個話題，也就是美國國家安全局(National Security Agency)前承包商雇員斯諾登(Edward Snowden)揭露美國政府正在從美國科技公司收集數據一事。今年6月份，谷歌首席執行長佩奇和首席法務長德拉蒙德(David Drummond)說，谷歌未參與任何將使任何政府能夠直接訪問該公司服務器的項目。谷歌認為數據安全和隱私是基本要求，因為該公司的聲譽是建立在保護從 消費者和企業收集的大量數據的能力上。




Gartner分析師威利斯(David A. Willis)向施密特提出有關中國黑客目前是否在監視谷歌的數據的問題。施密特說，我們十分肯定他們目前沒有這樣做，但我們每秒鐘都在進行檢查。他還調 侃了聯邦政府關閉一事。他說，他也確定中國目前沒有“訪問”美國政府，因為“那里現在空無一人”。但他強調稱，首席信息長們需要注意源自中國的黑客行動。




施密特關注中國黑客是可以理解的。2009年，一個與中國人民解放軍有關聯的黑客組織攻擊了谷歌以及數十家美國企業。盡管谷歌說，該公司的部分知識產權遭竊取——黑客獲取了中國活動人士的在谷歌的電子郵件內容，但在這個安全漏洞被嚴重利用前谷歌把它堵住了。

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said Monday that a significant breach of Google Inc. data would be 'devastating' and threaten the company's existence. Mr. Schmidt, who was Google's CEO from 2001 to 2011, also said CIOs should closely monitor threats from China, from where he said 80% to 90% of cybersecurity attacks originate.

'If Google were to have a significant data breach today, of any kind, it would be terrible for the company,' said Mr. Schmidt, in a wide-ranging keynote discussion here at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2013 Monday. But he also said CEO Larry Page is 'so wired' to the risks that it is 'inconceivable' that a major data loss would occur.

While Mr. Schmidt talked about the cybersecurity threat from China, he said nothing about a topic geographically closer to home, namely revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden that the U.S. government is collecting data from U.S. technology companies. In June CEO Larry Page and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond said the company has not joined any program that would give any government 'direct access to our servers.' Google considers data security and privacy essential requirements because the company stakes its reputation on the ability to protect the large volumes of data it collects on consumers and businesses.

Gartner analysts David A. Willis did ask Mr. Schmidt if Chinese hackers were presently spying on Google's data. Mr. Schmidt said: 'We're quite sure they're not right now, though every second we check.' He also poked fun at the federal furloughs, noting that he was also sure that the Chinese weren't currently 'visiting' the U.S. government because 'no one is there.' But he stressed that CIOs need to beware of hacks from China.

Mr. Schmidt's fixation on Chinese hackers is understandable. In 2009, a hacking group with ties to the People's Liberation Army in China hacked Google and dozens of U.S. companies. Although Google said that some of its intellectual property had been stolen - the perpetrators took email content on Chinese activists - it closed the security breach before it could be significantly exploited.

'Even if you don't agree with anything I'm saying, you've got to know that the Chinese are working on this,' Mr. Schmidt said.施密特說，即便你不認同我說的任何話，你也得知道，中國人正致力于這種活動。Clint Boulton

Google Data Breach Would Be 'Devastating,' Says Eric Schmidt