Security News

Google launches its own Root Certificate Authority (Help Net Security)
2017-01-30 20:13

Google is known for slipping fingers in many pies, so it should not come as a surprise that it has opted for starting its own Root Certificate Authority. With the increased implementation of HTTPS...

Google to Operate its Own Root CA (Threatpost)
2017-01-27 17:07

Google announced that it will operate its own root Certificate Authority, stood up by the acquisition of two root CAs from GlobalSign.

Google to Block .js Attachments in Gmail (Threatpost)
2017-01-26 14:53

Citing security concerns, Google announced that it will soon block JavaScript (.js) file attachments in Gmail.

Charger Mobile Ransomware Removed from Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-25 12:00

Security researchers have identified a new and evasive mobile ransomware strain called Charger on the Google Play app store.

Apps Carrying HummingBad Variant Booted From Google Play (Threatpost)
2017-01-24 12:00

Google has removed 20 apps from Google Play that were spreading a variant of the HummingBad Android malware called Hummingwhale.

Carbanak Using Google Services for Command and Control (Threatpost)
2017-01-18 21:25

Carbanak has surfaced again with new campaigns using Google hosted services such as Forms and Sheets as command and control channels.