Secure Collaboration As the methods and modes of communication continue to evolve, challenges will mount for businesses trying to secure their data and for law enforcement agencies looking to monitor communications as part of their investigations. That was the theme of the keynote that Sun Microsystems chief security officer and renowned cryptographer Whitfield Diffie delivered at the AT&T Cyber Security Conference.
Diffie believes that with millions of people joining Second Life and companies building facilities there, it may be that virtual communities will become the preferred communication method for humans as virtual communities become a growing source of collective intelligence that can be easily watched and monitored.
Who would be interested in monitoring and spying on the collective intelligence of virtual communities?
What is your answer to the following question: As we create new and better ways to collaborate, what happens to information security?