Google alerts over 50k users about State funded Cyber Attacks
Google, the business subsidiary of tech giant Alphabet Inc has released a security statement that reveals that over 50,000 users were warned about state funded attacks in this year 2021, so far. Ajax Bash, the Security Engineer of Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) endorsed the statement and attributed a large global campaign to a group […]
Google announces perks for developers to prevent major vulnerabilities
Google has started a new initiative that will be in lines with its current bug bounty program. The internet juggernaut will announce a fund backup to developers who help identify vulnerabilities in its Secure Open Source(SOS) program. The aim of this initiative will be to proactively control or weed out any flaws that could help […]
Google hits its own headlines because of privacy issues
Google, the internet juggernaut, is hitting its own news headlines for reasons related to privacy and its newly developed digital advertising system. The California based web search giant is facing a legal trouble with a privacy movement started by Open Web that claims that the tech giant’s new ad policy will restrict open web competition […]
Google wants you to follow these cybersecurity basics
As the world is turning completely digital, the need to be connected to the internet has become a necessity to everyone, rather than just a trend. However, not all seem to be merry for staying connected to the web 24×7. As hackers and cyber crooks are always on a prowl of vulnerable of those who […]
All old Android phones to get the latest mobile security update from Google
Google has announced that it will roll out an additional security feature to all the smart phone devices operating on the Android 6 OS version and above in coming days. Yes, the company has rolled out a special privacy protection feature to all its devices that could block malware and malicious ad trackers from accessing […]
Insider Threat to Google as it fires 36 employees in 2020
Well, this is indeed an interesting news piece to all those who are interested in Information Security. A leaked internal document of Google that was accessed & disclosed by Vice.com, a tech subsidiary of Motherboard Tech, states that the internet juggernaut fired 36 employees in 2020 for fraudulently accessing Google user or employee data. Insider […]
United States to use Amazon, Google and Microsoft to bolster security against Ransomware Attacks
As more and more companies are becoming soft targets for ransomware spreading gangs, United States is all set to knock the doors of big technology companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to offer protecting collaboratively. Named as Joint Cyber Defense Collaboration, the initiative will allow the Department of Homeland Security to officially seek help from […]
Data breach news trending on Google Search Engine
Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has hit the news headlines for becoming a victim of a cyber attack that led to data breach of over 57,900 claimant accounts seeking unemployment benefits. Highly placed sources say that the security breach was related to Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System aka CONNECT, where hackers reportedly […]
Know what audio files does Google Servers store from your Android Smartphones
Surely, of time, you might have used the AI voice assistant on your Google Android Smartphone. Some even have a habit of using it from time to time like for instance using it to check the weather, play latest music, know time or sports updates etc…. But do you know that all your queries asked […]
Google to face a lawsuit by Britain against Cyber Frauds
As the day-to-day count of cyber frauds is growing at an alarming rate in Britain, the country’s data watchdog has decided to take legal action against Google if it doesn’t find out a way to tackle online fraud. The agenda of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to pull down investment-related scams from various social […]
