When syncing sinks your browser
Google Chrome’s most recent version (v19) introduced a “tab sync” feature. When inspecting this feature from a security perspective we realized that a new …
Google Apps earns ISO 27001 certification
Google has announced that its Google Apps for Business productivity suite has earned the ISO 27001 certification. “ISO 27001 is one of the most widely recognized, …
Google begins notifying users infected with DNS Changer
As the date set for the final shutdown of the infrastructure that keeps computers infected with the DNSChanger Trojan connected to the Internet is approaching at a fast pace, …
Android security: Protection of Java and native apps
Arxan Technologies enhanced its Mobile Application Protection Suite to include multi-layered, end-to-end protection for Android applications. Given the open source nature of …
Alternative app marketplaces prove profitable for cybercriminals
Avast researchers discovered a new batch of fake alternative marketplaces for downloading smartphone apps that trick users into sending premium rate SMS messages. Using a …
Secure online voting on iOS and Android
Scytl announced today the successful implementation of its online voting encryption technology for use on Android and iOS. By encrypting the ballot on the voter’s device …
Android Cookbook
“Android has gone from zero to one of the leading mobile platforms in a few years,” explains author Ian Darwin, who crowdsourced many of the 200 …
Fake mobile AV apps offered on Google Play
Downloading apps from Google Play, the official online Android app market, is not without its dangers. Even though Google has been scanning the offered apps for malware by …
FBI wants social networks and IM services to be wiretap-friendly
Worried that technology advances will leave its agents incapable of conducting surveillance of online communications of potential criminals, the FBI is quietly lobbying top …
Users feel insecure on social media sites
More than four out of five users worry about their personal information being stolen or misused on social media sites such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter, according to …
Google raises bug bounty to $20,000
Google has announced that it will be updating the rules for its bug bounty program and will start handing out bigger amounts to the researchers participating in it. According …
Google sent out notifications to owners of hacked sites
Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Web spam team, has announced on his Twitter account that the company has notified 20,000 Web site owners that their sites may have been …
Featured news
Resources
Don't miss
- Is privacy becoming a luxury? A candid look at consumer data use
- Unpatched Windows Server vulnerability allows full domain compromise
- Signal blocks Microsoft Recall from screenshotting conversations
- The hidden gaps in your asset inventory, and how to close them
- CTM360 report: Ransomware exploits trust more than tech