Google is testing working without the Internet to reduce the risk of being hacked

Google, the world's largest Internet service company, is testing for 2,500 employees to work offline to reduce the risk of attacks.

Google employees will work on desktop computers with Internet disabled. Only some tools that run on the internal web or company-owned services like Google Drive or Gmail are connected to the network.

Employees are also not allowed to run computer administration commands or install additional software on company computers. Employees can choose whether or not to participate in the test, and Google will continue to expand this experiment in the near future.

According to internal documents, the purpose of the program is to reduce the risk of cyber attacks because hackers are targeting company employees. If an attacker gets into a Google employee's device, he can gain access to the user database as well as the infrastructure code. This will cause major problems and reduce trust from users.

A Google spokesperson said the company's top priority is to ensure the safety of its users and products.

Google's pilot program comes amid a growing number of sophisticated attacks against companies. Last week, Microsoft said one of its digital keys was taken by Chinese hackers. The bad guys have also exploited the vulnerability in the authentic source code to carry out a cyber espionage campaign. However, Microsoft has not determined how the hacker obtained that key.

David Pac

Update 24 July 2023