Do you store personal data there?
Well, I saw the link to this over at Drudge:
The attack also highlights the inability of the private sector — including industries that would be expected to employ the most sophisticated cyber defenses — to protect itself.
“The traditional security approaches of intrusion-detection systems and anti-virus software are by definition inadequate for these types of sophisticated threats,” Yoran said. “The things that we — industry — have been doing for the past 20 years are ineffective with attacks like this. That’s the story.”
Source: More than 75,000 computer systems hacked in one of largest cyber attacks, security firm says
This story reinforces my disinclination to trust online personal data storage. So I don’t use it. Not even the free gigs provided by my ISP. Not even the space on the two servers I use to run my various sites.
Call me paranoid. Call me safe(r). 😉
I shall take my chances with docs and files on googles servers than on my own PC which is much more vulnerable to attack. However, multiple forms of backup would be the best choice.
By the way, when will we see you on Google Buzz? I hope sooner than later.