Given the nature of business, security of information resources is critical for Google.
For instance, its master search algorithm is considered a more valuable secret formula
than Coca-Cola’s. However, rather than improving IT security by stifling freedom through
preventive policy controls, Google puts security in the infrastructure and focuses more on
detective and corrective controls. Its network management software tools combined with
150 security engineers constantly look for viruses and spyware, as well as strange network
traffic patterns associated with intrusion.