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Google plans to extend its rework of web ad technology - the optimistically named Privacy Sandbox - to Android devices in an effort to limit the misuse of data in its mobile ecosystem. It began to take shape a year after Google undertook Project Strobe, a rethink of Google Account and Android data access in the wake of ongoing security and privacy problems.
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for network security sandbox estimated at $4 billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of $43 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 40.2% over the period 2020-2027, according to ResearchAndMarkets. One of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record 38.4% CAGR and reach $24 billion by the end of the analysis period.
Today's a Firefox Tuesday, when the latest version of Mozilla's browser comes out, complete with all the security updates that have been merged into the product since the previous release. Note that on Linux and some Unixen, Firefox might be delivered as part of your distro, so check there for the latest version if Firefox doesn't offer to update itself.
The CMA's claims come in the wake of yesterday's call by the UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, for Google and co to sort out the privacy risks posed by ads. In June the CMA consulted on initial commitments offered by Google and the feedback from third parties was... they needed a bit of work.
As more businesses move their critical data and cybersecurity defenses to the cloud and the volume of network traffic increases substantially, enterprise cybersecurity teams are rethinking their use of sandbox environments. It's becoming increasingly easier to avoid the sandbox as enterprises generally direct only a sampling of their traffic to the sandbox.
Google conducted an "Ask me anything" panel on its controversial Privacy Sandbox proposals at its online I/O event. Google has come up with a bunch of proposals collectively called Privacy Sandbox which aim to reshape the ways in which personal data is shared between websites.
Satori, a DataSecOps company revolutionizing data access, security and privacy for the modern data infrastructure, has been named one of 10 finalists for the RSA Conference 2021 Innovation Sandbox Contest for its work democratizing and protecting sensitive data in the cloud using a SaaS-based transparent setup. Satori allows monitoring and governing of data usage and data access in the cloud.
Researchers from Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360 have earned another $20,000 from Google for a sandbox escape vulnerability affecting the Chrome web browser. Google informed Chrome users on Tuesday that an update for version 89 includes eight security fixes, including for six vulnerabilities reported by external researchers.
The Windows Sandbox and the Microsoft Defender Application Guard now launch faster in Windows 10 after installing the Insider Preview Build 21343 for Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. Windows Sandbox helps Windows 10 users safely run apps in an isolated desktop environment.
Google's Privacy Sandbox took another knock today as Marketers for an Open Web wrote to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority requesting a block on the technology's launch. Google is walking a tightrope with its Privacy Sandbox project.