Security News

Alphabet in the soup for keeping quiet about Google+ data leak bug
2018-10-16 20:10

Investors sue over failure to 'fess up in financial filings Google's parent has been hit with a lawsuit for failing to disclose to investors a bug – secretly fixed in March – that could have...

Google using lock screen passwords to encrypt Android Cloud backups
2018-10-16 11:30

If, that is, your phone has updated to the Android 9 operating system, otherwise known as Pie. If so, say hi to the Titan chip!

Google Boosts Protection of Backups in Android
2018-10-15 17:19

The latest Android iteration leverages Google Cloud’s Titan technology to better protect users’ backed-up application data, Google says. read more

Google to Encrypt Android Cloud Backups With Your Lock Screen Password
2018-10-15 09:33

In an effort to secure users' data while maintaining privacy, Google has announced a new security measure for Android Backup Service that now encrypts all your backup data stored on its cloud...

Azure goes quiet, Canada mulls Huawei ban, US Senators are after Google, and more
2018-10-13 00:36

Also, Flash fakers seek out crypto marks Roundup This week we caught wind of another Facebook blunder, a dodgy Patch Tuesday bundle, and more China trouble.…

U.S. Senators Demand Internal Memo Related to Google+ Incident
2018-10-12 16:22

A group of United States senators on Thursday sent a letter to Google, urging it to provide an internal memo that supposedly explains why the company did not disclose the Google+ data exposure...

An Assessment of Google's Data Leak
2018-10-12 11:48

An in-depth report on the exposure of personal details for 500,00 Google+ accounts leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: an update on mitigating the risk of business...

Google Adds Control-Flow Integrity to Beef up Android Kernel Security
2018-10-12 09:18

Google has added a new security feature to the latest Linux kernels for Android devices to prevent it against code reuse attacks that allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution by...

Industry Reactions to Google+ Security Incident: Feedback Friday
2018-10-12 08:23

Google announced this week that it has decided to shut down its Google+ social network. The announcement also revealed the existence of an API bug that exposed personal information from as many as...

Google Hardens Android Kernel
2018-10-11 17:45

Google this week revealed that Android’s kernel is becoming more resilient to code reuse attacks, courtesy of implemented support for LLVM’s Control Flow Integrity (CFI).  read more