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Chrome 71 is out, with several security changes

December 5, 2018

Google has released Chrome 71 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. The newest version of the popular browser comes with 43 security fixes and many new features, including …

Chrome will start warning users about shady mobile subscription pages

November 9, 2018

Google has announced that, starting from Chrome 71, users will be explicitly warned when attempting to visit pages that try to trick them into signing up for mobile-based …

New techniques expose your browsing history to attackers

November 2, 2018

Security researchers at UC San Diego and Stanford have discovered four new ways to expose Internet users’ browsing histories. These techniques could be used by hackers …

InfluxData integrates with Google Cloud IoT Core to improve users’ IoT environments

October 11, 2018

InfluxData released a Telegraf agent for Google Cloud IoT Core. Now Google Cloud IoT Core users can get insight and analytics from their IoT environments by using the time …

The end of Google+: Low usage and an API bug that exposed user data

October 9, 2018

Google has announced that it will be closing down the consumer version of Google+, its failed answer to Facebook, and is introducing more granular Google Account permissions, …

Google to make Chrome extensions safer and privacy-preserving

October 2, 2018

Google has announced a number of security changes in the Chrome extensions system: a more thorough extensions review process, better user controls, and a new manifest that …

Vulnerable Android password managers make phishing attacks easier

October 2, 2018

Android password managers can be tricked into entering valid login credentials into phishing apps, a group of researchers has discovered. They have also found that Instant …

New tools from IBM and Google reveal it’s hard to build trust in AI

October 1, 2018

The unseen dangers inherent in artificial intelligence (AI) are proving the importance of IBM and Google’s diverse approach to this multifaceted problem. Brad Shimmin and …

Chrome 69 is out, includes many functional and security changes

September 5, 2018

Ten years ago Google released the first iteration of its Chrome browser. On Tuesday, the company pushed out version 69. It comes with a number of design and functional …

Google removes 39 YouTube channels linked to Iranian influence operations

August 24, 2018

Google has identified and removed 39 YouTube channels, six blogs on Blogger and thirteen Google+ accounts linked to IRIB, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, which were …

The single sign-on account hijacking threat and what can we do about it?

August 22, 2018

Single sign-on (SSO) lets users avoid creating and managing accounts across different services, but what happens when that main, identity-providing account gets compromised? …

C3 IoT and Google Cloud announce partnership