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Global IaaS market reached $32.4 billion in 2018, total growth was 31.3%

July 30, 2019

The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 31.3% in 2018 to total $32.4 billion, up from $24.7 billion in 2017, according to Gartner. Amazon was once again …

Google increases bounties for Chrome, Google Play bugs

July 22, 2019

Bug hunters searching for security flaws in Google’s offerings are now vying for higher bounties. Microsoft has launched a new bug bounty program. Google’s changes …

High-risk vulnerabilities found in 1/3 of iOS apps, nearly half of Android apps

June 21, 2019

Expert testing of iOS and Android mobile applications shows that in most cases, insecure data storage is the most common security flaw in mobile apps. Positive Technologies’ …

Google launches Chrome extension for reporting suspicious sites

June 19, 2019

Google has announced two new features aimed at protecting users from deceptive and malicious websites: A new type of warning that will direct users away from sites that have …

Chrome extension devs must drop deceptive installation tactics

May 31, 2019

After announcing its intention to limit third-party developers’ access to Chrome’s webRequest API, which is used by many ad-blocking extensions to filter out …

Google has been storing unhashed G Suite customer passwords

May 22, 2019

Google has discovered that it has been storing some G Suite users’ passwords in clear text and is notifying G Suite administrators that it will force a password change …

How effective are login challenges at preventing Google account takeovers?

May 21, 2019

Despite implementation bugs that might affect the security of physical security keys, they are the strongest protection against phishing currently available, Google maintains. …

Google offers free replacement for buggy Titan Security Keys

May 16, 2019

Misconfigured Bluetooth pairing protocols in Google’s Titan Security Keys may allow attackers to communicate with users’ security key or with the device their key …

Google offers auto-delete option for location, web tracking history

May 3, 2019

Google has added a control option to users’ accounts that will allow them to instruct the company to auto-delete their location history, browsing and search data once a …

Google will check apps by new developers more thoroughly

April 19, 2019

In an attempt to thwart Android developers who are set to distribute malicious apps through Google Play, Google will be taking more time when reviewing apps by developers with …

Google introduces many G Suite security enhancements

April 15, 2019

Last week, the big news from Google Cloud Next 2019 was that phones running Android 7.0 or higher can be turned into a security key for G Suite account 2-step verification. …

How the Google and Facebook outages could impact application security

March 20, 2019

With major outages impacting Gmail, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram recently, consumers are right to be concerned over the security of their private data. While details of …