Security News

Google Offers Financial Support to Open Source Projects for Cybersecurity
2019-12-18 10:40

Besides rewarding ethical hackers from its pocket for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities in third-party open-source projects, Google today announced financial support for open source developers...

Deloitte and Google Cloud to provide customers with end-to-end secure cloud transformation services
2019-12-18 01:30

As organizations move more of their businesses to the cloud, better control over data and activities in the cloud, as well as preventing privilege misuse, becomes critically important. Building on...

STEALTHbits now supports Google Cloud’s Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory
2019-12-18 01:00

STEALTHbits, a leading cybersecurity software company focused on protecting an organization’s sensitive data and the credentials attackers use to steal that data, announced support for Google...

Alexa, Google Home Eavesdropping Hack Not Yet Fixed
2019-12-17 14:00

Researchers say that Amazon and Google need to focus on weeding out malicious skills from the getgo, rather than after they are already live.

Ellen DeGeneres, Lisa Kudrow, Facebook, and Google named worst  password offenders of 2019
2019-12-17 13:00

Big business aren't the only ones susceptible to password-related blunders, Dashlane found.

Google to Ban Less Secure Apps in G Suite
2019-12-17 12:53

Google this week announced plans to turn off access to G Suite account data for less secure apps (LSAs), as they represent a potential security risk for users. read more

How Google applies Europe’s Right to Be Forgotten
2019-12-17 10:56

Five years ago, after a landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Google began receiving, evaluating and acting upon requests to delist certain URLs appearing in search...

Where's our data, Google? Chrome 79 update 'a catastrophe' for Android users with WebView apps
2019-12-16 14:15

'Unfortunately local storage was missed off the list of files migrated' A change to the location of profile data in Chrome 79 on Android, the new version rolling out now, means that applications...

Police get “unprecedented” data haul from Google with geofence warrants
2019-12-16 11:14

Investigators are using geofence warrants to get anybody and everybody who's near a crime at a given time.

Google adds Verified SMS and anti-spam feature to Messages app
2019-12-16 10:50

If webmail, WhatsApp and IM are killing SMS, someone might want to tell Google - as it continues to add new features to its Messages app.