Google Play Protect scans for malicious apps
By now, many Android users that have the Google Play Store app on their devices should be able to find Google Play Protect in it. What is Google Play Protect? Google Play …
Google introduces new protections to prevent app-based account compromise
Google has implemented new protections that should considerably reduce the risk of potentially malicious apps gaining control of users’ Google account. There can be no …
Telecoms don’t protect users from government overreach
The data stored on our mobile phones, laptops, and especially our online services can, when aggregated, paint a detailed picture of our lives—where we go, who we see, what we …
Google researcher uncovers another RCE in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy has unearthed yet another critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, which …
Google’s whack-a-mole with Android adware continues
Why can’t Google put a stop to adware on their official Android app marketplace? The analysis by Trend Micro researchers of a Trojan Android ad library dubbed Xavier …
Google game teaches kids about online safety
Talking to kids about online safety is a difficult undertaking for many adults, and making the lessons stick is even harder. To that end, Google has launched a new program …
Google CTF 2017 announced: Test your skills!
Google has announced the 2017 edition of its Capture The Flag (CTF) competition. As before, the event is divided into two rounds: The qualification round, to be held online on …
New Gmail anti-phishing features rely on machine learning
Google has announced several new security features and improvement of existing ones in order to protect Gmail users against phishing emails. New features The new features are …
New class of attacks affects all Android versions
Researchers have demonstrated how a malicious app with two specific permission can stealthily compromise users’ Android devices. “The possible attacks include …
Stealing Windows credentials using Google Chrome
Attacks that leak authentication credentials using the SMB file sharing protocol on Windows OS are an ever-present issue, exploited in various ways but usually limited to …
