Security News

Google Photos Flaw Allowed Hackers to Track Users
2019-03-20 16:34

Google recently patched a vulnerability in its Photos service that could have been exploited via browser-based timing attacks to track users, Imperva revealed on Wednesday. read more

EU Fines Google for Anti-trust Breach
2019-03-20 13:06

The EU's powerful anti-trust regulator slapped tech giant Google with a new fine on Wednesday over unfair competition, in Europe's latest salvo against Silicon Valley. read more

Google researcher discovers new type of Windows security weakness
2019-03-20 12:30

Microsoft will patch a new Windows security bug discovered by Google Project Zero - despite finding no evidence that it poses a threat.

Google Will Prompt European Android Users to Select Preferred Default Browser
2019-03-20 09:03

Google announced some major changes for its Android mobile operating system in October after the European Commission hit the company with a record $5 billion antitrust fine for pre-installing its...

How the Google and Facebook outages could impact application security
2019-03-20 07:00

With major outages impacting Gmail, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram recently, consumers are right to be concerned over the security of their private data. While details of these outages haven’t...

Android Q — Google Adds New Mobile Security and Privacy Features
2019-03-19 18:03

Google has recently released the first beta version of Android Q, the next upcoming version of Google's popular mobile operating system, with a lot of new privacy improvements and other security...

Google Open Sources Sandboxed API
2019-03-19 06:56

Google on Monday announced that it has made available its Sandboxed API as open source in an effort to make it easier for software developers to create secure products. read more

Google Project Zero, Microsoft collaborate for 12 months to find new kind of Windows bug
2019-03-18 18:36

Researcher finds building blocks for privilege escalation: can they be assembled to create a flaw?

Google Gives Users More Choice with Location-Tracking Apps
2019-03-18 16:41

Developers will have a new option to for Android apps too track location only when in use.

Avoid these Google Play Store apps that promise to update your Android phone
2019-03-18 15:15

Apps in the Google Play Store purport to upgrade your phone to Android 9.0 Pie, but an app cannot perform that task.