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Google and the Linux Foundation announced they are prioritizing funds to underwrite two full-time maintainers for Linux kernel security development, Gustavo Silva and Nathan Chancellor. While there are thousands of Linux kernel developers, all of whom take security into consideration as the due course of their work, this contribution from Google to underwrite two full-time Linux security maintainers signals the importance of security in the ongoing sustainability of open source software.
Together with the Linux Foundation, Google announced today that they would fund two Linux kernel developers' efforts as full-time maintainers exclusively focused on improving Linux security. "While there are thousands of Linux kernel developers, all of whom take security into consideration as the due course of their work, this contribution from Google to underwrite two full-time Linux security maintainers signals the importance of security in the ongoing sustainability of open-source software," the Linux Foundation said in a statement released today.
Worried about the security of Linux and open-source code, Google is sponsoring a pair of full-time developers to work on the kernel's security. Both are already working at the Linux Foundation, so what is new? "Gustavo's been working on the Linux kernel at the Linux Foundation for several years now," Lorenc tells us.
BBVA and Google Cloud announced a new strategic partnership to transform the bank's security strategy by optimizing and improving its security infrastructure. BBVA is the first bank in Europe to deploy Chronicle, Google Cloud's security analytics platform that allows teams to store and analyze all their security data in one place to detect and investigate threats at scale.
Google has brought the FPS, or frame rate, reading back to the Google Chrome FPS meter after users were upset about its removal. Google Chrome includes a tool called 'FPS Meter' that allowed users to see the frame rate of a web page they were visiting.
Google has brought the FPS, or frame rate, reading back to the Google Chrome FPS meter after users were upset about its removal. Google Chrome includes a tool called 'FPS Meter' that allowed users to see the frame rate of a web page they were visiting.
Google is adding support for the Password Checkup service to Android applications through the passwords autofill feature to warn users if their saved passwords have been compromised or leaked in data breaches. The company initially released the Password Checkup Chrome extension in February 2019 to alert users when their saved logins are weak or affected by a breach.
Mindtree announced that it has achieved the Application Development Partner Specialization in the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program. The Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program is designed to provide Google Cloud customers with qualified partners that have demonstrated technical proficiency and proven success in specialized solution and service areas.
Threat actors are using Google Alerts to promote a fake Adobe Flash Player updater that installs other unwanted programs on unsuspecting users' computers. This past week, BleepingComputer has been monitoring fake stories being indexed by Google and pushed out by Google Alerts.
Attackers are abusing Google's Apps Script business application development platform to steal credit card information submitted by customers of e-commerce websites while shopping online. They take advantage of the fact that online stores would consider Google's Apps Script domain as trusted and potentially whitelisting all Google subdomains in their sites' CSP configuration.