First application firewall for Google Apps
CloudLock launched CloudLock Apps Firewall, which helps enterprises discover, classify and enable trusted third party mobile and web apps that require access to users’ …
Google alerts users about new state-sponsored attacks
Remember when in June Google announced its intention to start warning Gmail users that their account might be targeted by state-sponsored attackers? A clear warning above the …
Chrome 22 released, researchers awarded $30K in bug bounties
Chrome v22 has been released, and with it over 40 vulnerabilities – 15 of which high-severity – have been closed. Google’s reward program for the responsible …
Google Go programming language used for creating destructive Trojan
When Google introduced its Go programming language in 2009, they surely didn’t hope for it to be used for writing malware but, as these things go, it was a only a matter …
Google adds Do Not Track support to Chrome
The next official release of Google’s Chrome browser will more than likely support the Do Not Track (DNT) initiative by sending the DNT HTTP header to websites if the …
Zero-day-loving Google hackers furiously active in last three years
The hackers behind the Aurora attacks that were discovered targeting Google, Adobe and other big U.S. companies in 2009 have seemingly been working hard ever since. Symantec …
Google users targeted with malware-laden “Suspicious sign in” notices
Emails purportedly sent by the Google Accounts Team warning about a prevented “suspicious sign- in” have been spotted targeting Google users. “Someone …
Google instituting internal Privacy Red Team
Google is looking for a Data Privacy Engineer to be part of an internal team whose goal will be to find – and remove – privacy risks in the company’s many …
Google announces $2 milion in prizes for Pwnium 2
Following the announcement that it will be upping the monetary rewards given to security researchers that responsibly disclose Chromium vulnerabilities, Google has announced …
Sharp rise in malware targeting Android
The number of new malicious programs targeting the Android platform has almost tripled in the second quarter of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab. Over the three months in …
Google ups prizes in Chromium bug bounty program
Since a vulnerability rewards program for open source web browser project Chromium was instituted in early 2010, many vulnerabilities have been found and dealt with, and …
Google Play updates developer policies to tackle rogue apps
Unlike Apple, Google has never instituted a vetting process for the apps submitted to its Android app store, and is counting on Bouncer – an automated app scanning …
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