Security News

Google Launches Backstory — A New Cyber Security Tool for Businesses
2019-03-05 08:18

Google's one-year-old cybersecurity venture Chronicle today announced its first commercial product, called Backstory, a cloud-based enterprise-level threat analytics platform that has been...

Bad news: Google drops macOS zero-day after Apple misses bug deadline. Good news: It's fiddly to exploit
2019-03-05 06:43

Step one: Run malware on your victim's machine. Step two: Mount some storage... Google has publicly disclosed a zero-day flaw in Apple's macOS after the Cupertino mobe-maker failed to fix the...

Alphabet snoop: If you're OK with Google-spawned Chronicle, hold on, hold on, dipping into your intranet traffic, wait, wait
2019-03-05 02:04

No, no, it's not an April Fools. Backstory wants to sniff your packets for hackers RSA Google-spawned security outfit Chronicle this week unveiled a service that analyzes telemetry data from...

Google Discloses Unpatched 'High-Severity' Flaw in Apple macOS Kernel
2019-03-04 13:48

Cybersecurity researcher at Google's Project Zero division has publicly disclosed details and proof-of-concept exploit of a high-severity security vulnerability in macOS operating system after...

WannaCry-hero Hutchins' trial date set, Microsoft readies Google's Spectre V2 fix for Windows 10, Coinhive axed, and more
2019-03-02 11:14

PS: Update Adobe ColdFusion, Cisco WebEx Meetings, Nvidia drivers with security fixes Roundup Here's your weekend rapid-fire roundup of infosec news, ahead of next week's RSA Conference, beyond...

GreatHorn protects users from the large variety of Microsoft and Google credential theft attacks
2019-02-28 03:45

GreatHorn, provider of the industry’s most advanced email threat protection platform, announced the capability to analyze and assess the authenticity of Office 365 and G Suite login pages embedded...

Card-Skimming Scripts Hide Behind Google Analytics, Angular
2019-02-27 17:24

The campaign is marked by a significant level of customization, with an “individualized yet very consistent approach to every compromise.

Google Ditches Passwords in Latest Android Devices
2019-02-25 14:17

Google has announced FIDO2 certification for devices running on Android 7 and above - meaning that users can use biometrics, fingerprint login or PINs instead of passwords.

Cisco partners with Google Station to provide sustainable public Wi-Fi
2019-02-25 09:01

Cisco announced that it is working with Google Station on a mission to include one billion people in the growth opportunities of the digital economy. The program will provide communities with...

Google: Software is never going to be able to fix Spectre-type bugs
2019-02-23 17:30

Researchers also devise a Spectre-like attack with no known mitigation.