Security News

Google Domain Enables HSTS Protection (Threatpost)
2016-08-01 17:54

Google ensures HTTPS connections to its domains with support for HTTP Strict Transport Security, or HSTS.

Google's HSTS rollout: Forced HTTPS for google.com aims to help block attacks (ZDNet)
2016-08-01 14:01

Google to Boost Linux Kernel Defenses in Android 7.0 (SecurityWeek)
2016-07-29 14:16

Google Details Linux Kernel Defenses, New and Old (Threatpost)
2016-07-28 17:23

Developers with Android’s Security Team peeled back some of the layers on the mobile operating system this week; describing the lengths Google goes to protect the Linux kernel.

How Google protects the Android kernel, and future plans (Help Net Security)
2016-07-28 15:43

On Wednesday, Jeff Vander Stoep of Google’s Android Security team took to the official Android Developers blog and shared some information about the defenses they have already implemented in...

Amazon Silk browser removes Google’s default encryption (Help Net Security)
2016-07-26 17:53

Google’s good intentions of keeping searches made via its search engine protected through default encryption have been stymied by Amazon. A bug in the Amazon Silk browser, which is based on the...

Google Fixes 48 Bugs, Sandbox Escape, in Chrome (Threatpost)
2016-07-21 21:04

Google fixed a whopping 48 security flaws in version 52 of its Chrome web browser.

Google Chrome Malware Leads to Sketchy Facebook Likes (Threatpost)
2016-07-19 17:13

A researcher shined a light on how malware-laced Chrome extensions can give hackers control over your Facebook feed and more.

Governments Googling Google about you more than ever says Google (The Register)
2016-07-19 07:45

How to steal money from Instagram, Google and Microsoft (Help Net Security)
2016-07-18 21:42

Some account options deployed by Instagram, Google and Microsoft can be misused to steal money from the companies by making them place phone calls to premium rate numbers, security researcher Arne...