Google has introduced a new vulnerability rewards program to pay researchers who find security flaws in its open-source software or in the building blocks that its software is built on. It’ll pay anywhere from $101 to $31,337 for information about bugs in projects like Angular, GoLang, and Fuchsia or for vulnerabilities in the third-party dependencies that are included in those projects’ codebases. While it’s important for Google to fix bugs in its own projects (and in the software… Source link
Read More »Google to clamp down on online financial scams in Britain
June 30 (Reuters) – Google will clamp down on financial fraud on its platform in Britain, saying on Wednesday that all financial services will need to be verified by the regulator before they can advertise. Britain’s financial watchdog issued 1,200 consumer warnings last year about scams advertised via social media platforms by fake companies, double the number in 2019. read more Google, which is part of U.S. tech giant Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O), said in a blog post it will begin enforcing the… Source link
Read More »Google seeks to clamp down on public access to its Mountain View tech campus | News
Google’s main campus. Photo by Michelle Le Visitors to Google’s tech campus in Mountain View can walk right up to the front doors of the Googleplex, enjoying the views of the public courtyard outside one of the largest companies in the world. But that could change soon. In an effort to reduce security risks at all of the company’s sites, Google is looking to revamp its 1995 headquarters — along with a second North Bayshore office building currently under construction — and clamp down… Source link
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