Google Admitting Compromise Good News

I applaud Google for coming forward and letting the world know about how they were attacked and what the attackers were after. Secrecy only helps the offense. Most of the time we only hear about attacks when there is public evidence such as a defaced web page, screen shots sourced from the attacker, or there is a prosecution. Since the vast majority of attackers are quiet and not prosecuted the public admission of attacks is a great public service which will help organizations understand their own risk. Other organization similar in size and sophistication to Google are clearly …