Security News

Google Moving Toward Encrypted Ad Services (Threatpost)
2015-04-17 15:42

Google engineers have spent the last several years moving many of the company’s online services to encrypted links. Gmail is HTTPS by default, and Google search is done over SSL for much of the...

Google Shuts Off NPAPI in Chrome (Threatpost)
2015-04-16 14:27

With the release of Chrome 42 this week, Google fixed more than 40 vulnerabilities. But the most significant security change in the new browser is Google’s decision to disable the NPAPI,...

Google blocks Java plugin in new Chrome by default (Help Net Security)
2015-04-15 09:56

Google has released Chrome 42 to the stable channel, and among the changes announced is one that will automatically block Oracle's Java plugin and other plugins that use the old NPAPI (Netscape Plugin...