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Google Offers Bonus Bounties for Flaws in Popular Android Apps
2017-10-20 07:49

Google announced on Thursday that it’s prepared to offer a bonus of $1,000 to researchers who find serious vulnerabilities in some of the popular applications present on Google Play. read more

Google wants bug hunters to probe popular Android apps for bugs
2017-10-20 01:05

Google has started another bug bounty initiative: the Google Play Security Reward Program. While the name of the program might suggest that bug hunters will be after vulnerabilities in Google’s...

Google Play Bounty Promises $1,000 Rewards for Flaws in Popular Apps
2017-10-19 19:26

Google announced a public bug bounty for Google Play that brings developers and researchers together to find and patch flaws in popular apps.

Millions download botnet-building malware from Google Play
2017-10-19 15:17

Researchers have discovered a new batch of malicious apps on Google Play, some of which have been downloaded and installed on some 2.6 million devices. The apps’ capabilities The apps posed as...

Google Advanced Protection Trades Ease-of-Use for Security
2017-10-19 13:51

Experts applaud a new Google service, Advanced Protection, which beefs up account password protection and limits access to a user’s Gmail and Drive.

Google Play Store Launches Bug Bounty Program to Protect Popular Android Apps
2017-10-19 11:14

Better late than never. Google has finally launched a bug bounty program for Android apps on Google Play Store, inviting security researchers to find and report vulnerabilities in some of the most...

Google offers Advanced Protection for high-risk users of its services
2017-10-18 20:15

High-risk Google users – journalists, human rights and civil society activists, but also campaign staffers and people in abusive relationships – can now take advantage of Google’s Advanced...

Enable Google's New "Advanced Protection" If You Don't Want to Get Hacked
2017-10-18 02:19

It is good to be paranoid when it comes to cybersecurity. Google already provides various advanced features such as login alerts and two-factor authentication to keep your Google account secure....

ESET helps Google protect Chrome users from unwanted software
2017-10-17 19:12

Google has redesigned Chrome Cleanup on Chrome for Windows, and has upgraded the technology it uses to detect and remove unwanted software. A basic antivirus for Chrome “We worked with IT security...

Google to Offer Stepped-up Security For 'High Risk' Users
2017-10-17 15:45

Google said Tuesday it would offer stronger online security for "high risk" users who may be frequent targets of online attacks. The US technology titan said anyone with a personal Google account...