Security News

Google Play Protect scans for malicious apps (Help Net Security)
2017-07-24 19:02

By now, many Android users that have the Google Play Store app on their devices should be able to find Google Play Protect in it. What is Google Play Protect? Google Play Protect is a security...

Misconfigured Google Groups Expose Sensitive Data (Security Week)
2017-07-24 16:08

Researchers at cloud security firm RedLock believe hundreds of organizations may be exposing highly sensitive information by failing to properly configure Google Groups. read more

Google Rolls-Out Play Protect Services for Android (Security Week)
2017-07-24 13:31

After introducing the product at the Google I/O conference in May, Google has now made its Play Protect security services available to all Android users. read more

Google drops the boom on WoSign, StartCom certs for good (ArsTechnica)
2017-07-20 21:57

Citing “certificate misissuance,” Google to expire all certs from offenders by September.

Google introduces new protections to prevent app-based account compromise (Help Net Security)
2017-07-19 17:47

Google has implemented new protections that should considerably reduce the risk of potentially malicious apps gaining control of users’ Google account. There can be no doubt that the added...

Google Warns Users of Potentially Risky Web Apps (Security Week)
2017-07-19 14:45

Google is taking another step to better protect users from malicious third-party web applications: it is now warning users of newly created web apps and Apps Scripts that are pending verification....

Google Inviting 2-Step Verification SMS Users to Google Prompt (Security Week)
2017-07-17 17:41

Google this week will start inviting 2-Step Verification (2-SV) SMS users to try Google Prompt, its year-old method of approving sign-in requests on smartphones. read more

Google Changes How it Analyzes Misbehaving Mobile Apps (Threatpost)
2017-07-13 15:12

Google has a new machine-learning algorithm it uses to compare new apps to known secure apps, improving the way it classifies submissions to Google Play.

Google Silently Adds 'Panic Detection Mode" to Android 7.1 – How It's Useful (The Hackers News)
2017-07-11 01:23

How often do you click the 'back' or the ‘Home’ button on your mobile device to exit an application immediately? I believe, several times in a single day because a large number of apps do not have...

Google to Fully Distrust WoSign/StartCom SSL Certs in Chrome 61 (Threatpost)
2017-07-10 18:28

Google has put websites signed with WoSign/StartCom SSL certificates on notice that it will no longer trust certs from the Chinese CA starting in Chrome 61.