Friday, October 26, 2007

SpyCam Story #397 - Bond on a budget

Google Earth allows users to see detailed satellite images of almost anywhere on the planet, including some of the world's most high security locations. ITV's Damon Green explains why it has now been dubbed "the poor man's spy in the sky". (video)

Our clients have already been warned about the Google Earth vulnerability.

FutureWatch trends for companies vulnerable to aerial espionage or attack...
- Camouflage Retrofits (Lockheed Burbank aircraft plant 1941)
- Architectural 'Deceptiondesign' (underground parking, piping, roads, etc.)
- Decentralization
- Sight and Sound Abatement (clues to what is going on inside)
- Increased attention to counterespionage and eavesdropping detection.