Security News

Google Chrome most resilient against attacks, researchers find
2017-09-19 20:11

Researchers have analyzed Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer, and found Chrome to be the most resilient against attacks. “Modern web browsers such as Chrome or Edge improved...

Google, Spotify Release Open Source Cloud Security Tools
2017-09-19 14:36

Google and music service Spotify announced last week the launch of Forseti Security, a community-driven collection of open source tools designed to improve security in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)...

Millions Download "ExpensiveWall" Malware via Google Play
2017-09-18 01:15

A newly discovered Android malware that managed to infect at least 50 applications in Google Play has been downloaded between 1 million and 4.2 million times, Check Point researchers warn. read more

Yet Another Android Malware Infects Over 4.2 Million Google Play Store Users
2017-09-15 03:04

Even after so many efforts by Google, malicious apps somehow managed to fool its Play Store's anti-malware protections and infect people with malicious software. The same happened once again when...

Google Dashboard becomes mobile-friendly
2017-09-12 17:08

Google Dashboard, a privacy tool through which users can see what Google has learned about them through their use of the company’s products, has been redesigned. “Google Dashboard launched in 2009...

Siri, Alexa, Google Now Vulnerable to Ultrasound Attacks (Security Week)
2017-09-07 17:40

A team of researchers from the Zhejiang University in China have demonstrated how several popular speech recognition systems can be controlled using ultrasound via an attack method they have...

Google Patches 81 Android Vulnerabilities With September 2017 Updates (Security Week)
2017-09-07 13:42

A total of 81 security vulnerabilities have been addressed in this month’s set of security patches for the Android platform. 13 of the flaws were rated Critical severity. The security bulletin has...

Google Reminding Admins HTTP Pages Will Be Marked ‘Not Secure’ in October (Threatpost)
2017-08-29 19:12

Google began sending out notices to site owners this month who haven't yet migrated from HTTP to HTTPS warning them that in October their sites will be marked "NOT SECURE."

Google Introduces App Engine Firewall (Security Week)
2017-08-25 11:03

Google on Thursday informed cloud platform customers that the beta release of its App Engine firewall is available for testing. The Google App Engine firewall allows developers and administrators...

Android Malware Found on Google Play Abuses Accessibility Service (Security Week)
2017-08-23 17:40

A dropper discovered by researchers on Google Play abuses accessibility services in a unique way to deliver Android malware. read more