Key Transparency: A secure directory of public encryption keys
Google has released Key Transparency, an open source public directory meant to simplify the discovery of intended recipients’ public encryption key. The project is still …
New Gmail phishing technique fools even tech-savvy users
An effective new phishing attack is hitting Gmail users and tricking many into inputing their credentials into a fake login page. How the attack unfolds The phishers start by …
Google publishes eight national security letters
Have you ever wondered what a national security letter (NSL) received by Google looks like? Well, wonder no more, as the Internet giant has published eight of them. Along with …
Gooligan Android malware used to breach a million Google accounts
Check Point security researchers have revealed a new variant of Android malware, breaching the security of more than one million Google accounts. The new malware campaign, …
The transformative impact of cloud adoption
Despite the average company using 1,427 cloud services to upload an average of 18.5 TB of data to cloud applications each month, less than 9 percent of cloud providers are …
Cloud adoption hits all-time high, Microsoft and Google dominate
With continued growth in use of Office 365 and G Suite, overall cloud adoption has hit an all-time high, according to Bitglass. Fifty-nine percent of organizations worldwide …
Facebook, Google ban fake news sources from their ad networks
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissive attitude regarding the claim that Facebook had an inappropriate impact on the US elections, the company has moved to bar sources of …
Google Safe Browsing goes after repeat offenders
Google has had enough of sites that repeatedly endanger end users, either through malware, unwanted software, phishing or other social engineering and deceptive tactics. …
Latest Windows zero-day exploited by DNC hackers
Due to Google’s public release of information about an actively exploited Windows zero-day, Microsoft was forced to offer its own view of things and more information …
Google warns of actively exploited Windows zero-day
Google has disclosed to the public the existence of a Windows zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2016-7255) that is being actively exploited in the wild. According to Neel Mehta and …
Google wants to revamp public Wi-Fi networks, but what about security?
William Shakespeare once wrote, “the eyes are the windows to your soul,” but if you ask savvy retailers, they might say it’s guest Wi-Fi. Why? New Wi-Fi systems allow them to …
Google’s smart search for security
Google made waves this week with the launch of the much-hyped messaging app Allo. The app boasts some impressive features, including embedding Google Assistant into your …
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