Tag Archives: Security

New leaks from a marketing site appear to confirm that the camera for the Pixel 6 will have a new Magic Eraser feature, and the devices will apparently get five years of Android security updates (h/t 9to5 Google) According to reliable leaker Evan Blass, the Carphone Warehouse website was showing images of Google marketing materials for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro (the images have since been taken down, but you can view the earlier versions of the Carphone Warehouse pages on the Wayback… Source link

Google has confirmed that it will be pushing forward, on an ‘automatic enrollment’ basis, with a bold security update for some 150 million users before the year-end. I am sure you are wondering if you will be among the chosen ones who get opted into using this powerful password shield and, if so, what exactly does this mean? Google flips the password security switch for millions The confirmation from Google came by way of an official safety and security blog posting this week. The… Source link

Google has said it will provide 10,000 “high-risk” users with free hardware security keys, days after the company warned thousands of Gmail users that they were targeted by state-sponsored hackers. The warning, sent by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), alerted more than 14,000 Gmail users that they had been targeted in a state-sponsored phishing campaign from APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, said to be made up of operatives of Russia’s GRU intelligence… Source link

Following its announcement of an all-new Nest Cam lineup this summer, Google has made the last of the four cameras it announced available in its Google Store: The Google Nest Cam wired ($99.99) and the Google Nest Cam with floodlight ($279.99). The cameras join the new Nest Cam battery, an indoor-outdoor camera, and the Nest Doorbell battery that went on sale in August. The Nest Cam wired is the budget camera in the lineup and is much smaller than the indoor/outdoor Nest Cam, which can… Source link

I know backwards isn’t usually the recommended direction of travel when talking about privacy and security, and this move encompasses both, but this rewind is a most welcome one. Not just in practical terms, I should add, but also when it comes to perceptions. Optics are important, and Apple knows that better than most after some recent decisions that have had a negative impact on how users perceive them as a privacy-focused company. Google, for sure, still has plenty of distance to… Source link

Oct 1 (Reuters) – A senior manager on Google’s global security team crudely joked about a company security guard in text messages, part of a pattern of workplace harassment against the gay, Black employee, according to a lawsuit filed by the employee this week. David Brown, who according to the lawsuit is jointly employed by the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit and security company Allied Universal, is seeking unspecified monetary damages for alleged physical and emotional harassment at Google’s… Source link

While Google continues to come under scrutiny from those preaching the privacy gospel, there’s one area where the technology titan deserves to be applauded: security. Earlier this year, Google announced it would suddenly flip the security switch on millions of Gmail accounts, a switch that will now also be toggled for two million YouTube creators. Just as gaining access to a Gmail account is good news for bad actors, so is taking control of well-monetized YouTube channels with high… Source link

Google has confirmed a whole new bunch of alarmingly serious security vulnerabilities in Chrome 92, just two weeks after the last batch of flaws was fixed. These new security threats mean that “an attacker could exploit to take control of an affected system,” the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has stated. Indeed, CISA, a standalone federal agency under U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) oversight, is encouraging both users and administrators to “ Source link

The next Social Security raise may hit a 40-year record. But will it be enough? Consumer prices soared in June and July at an annual rate of 5.4, the highest since 2008. Steeper prices for gas, food, cars and countless other things are squeezing Americans, especially older ones with fixed, often modest incomes. But there’s a bright side: The spike in inflation could provide seniors next year with their biggest Social Security boost in almost four decades. In fact, advocates just raised their… Source link

Google announced updates to its Titan security key lineup on Monday, simplifying it by removing a product and bringing NFC to all its keys. The company will now offer two options: one has a USB-A connector, one has USB-C, and both have NFC for connecting to “most mobile devices.” The USB-A key will cost $30, and the USB-C key will cost $35 when they go on sale on August 10th. One of the biggest changes in Google’s new lineup is an updated USB-C key, which has added NFC support.