Security News

Google’s new authentication option: a tap on the screen (Help Net Security)
2016-06-22 18:48

Google knowns that usability is a pre-requisite for security, so they’ve come up (yet again) with a new option within the 2-step verification feature for Google accounts: Google prompt. Google...

Google Simplifies Two-Step Verification (Threatpost)
2016-06-21 20:26

Google has simplified its 2-step verification feature with a basic prompt users can take advantage of as a second form of authentication.

Friday Squid Blogging: Not Finding a Giant Squid on Google Earth (Schneier on Security)
2016-06-17 21:05

The Internet is buzzing -- at least, my little corner of the Internet -- about finding a 120-meter-long giant squid on Google Earth. It's a false alarm. As usual, you can also use this squid post...

Google’s Android Rewards Program Pays Out Half Million in First Year (Threatpost)
2016-06-17 18:40

Google announced that it paid just north of half a million dollars to security researchers as part of the first year of its Android Security Rewards program.