Google introduces Context-Aware Cyber Threat detection to Chronicle
Google Cloud has introduced a context-aware update to its Chronicle security platform that will help in detecting threats in a more efficient way. Currently, the new update is available for a public preview and will help in making alerts more actionable. The announcement comes within one month of the acquisition of Cybersecurity firm Mandiant and […]
Google to buy security firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion
Google has released a press update that it is going to acquire security firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion and it is going to be an all-cash deal to close by this year-end. Highly placed sources say that the tech giant is planning to integrate cyber security firmly into its Google Cloud services in the coming […]
Apple workers using Android phones to avoid snooping from bosses
Apple Inc’s workers who are working hourly have opted to use rival Android phones to prevent their bosses from snooping around them. And the move is said to give a major boost to the employees who are intending to unionize their jobs with the support from major national unions. On the condition of anonymity, an […]
What data does Google store about you
It seems almost impossible to make Google stop tracking data about you. Yes, unless you stop using your smart phone and stop accessing any of the google services like the search engine, Maps, YouTube, Gmail via web and such. But we can delete the information tracked by the Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary. Want to know how? […]
France slaps €210m fine on Facebook and Google
In a case related to cookie tracking of online users, France’s Data Privacy Watchdog slapped a hefty penalty of €210m for stopping companies from snooping on online users. The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) said that penalty was split between two companies, with Google being slapped with €150m for making it difficult […]
Google fixes Android bug that blocks users from calling 911
Google has issued a latest security update to all its Android loaded smart phones operating worldwide and has addressed an important issue that prevented mobile users from contacting 911 or other emergency numbers worldwide. Going deep into the incident, a few of the Reddit users reported in December last year that they were being barred […]
Google acquires Israel cybersecurity company Siemplify
Google, the Alphabet Inc’s subsidiary, has made it official that it is going to acquire Israel-based Cybersecurity firm named Siemplify for an undisclosed amount. The terms of the deal are yet to be known. However, trade analysts’ opinion that the security startup could have been sold for $500m to the web search giant. Siemplify that […]
Russia slaps $100m fine on Google America
Google, the American web search giant, was technically penalized $100m by Russian government for failing to adhere to its state prevailing laws. Sources state that the Putin led government decided to impose a hefty fine on Google, as it failed to remove the content that was deemed to be inappropriate to Russian web service seekers. […]
Google to take serious action against SEO Poisoning
From now on, those who are indulging in SEO Poisoning tactics will not be spared, says Google. SEO Poisoning is nothing but a procedure where hackers or the threat actors try their best in jacking up the rankings of malicious WebPages on search engines by inducing keywords. Here, the ploy is to lure web traffic […]
Google and Facebook Meta to protect data on undersea cable
According to a media update released by the Department of Justice at the end of last week, tech giants Google and Facebook Meta have agreed to protect data traveling to the Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN) system. The agreement was made to protect the under sea fiber cable connecting the United States with Taiwan and […]
