Tag Archives: Security

On May 6, 2021, Google announced that beginning in the second quarter of 2022, mobile app developers submitting new apps and app updates to the Google Play store will be required to disclose… Source link

Google Cloud and CrowdStrike today said they extended their partnership beyond its primarily endpoint focus to now span customers’ hybrid cloud environments. Through a series of product integrations, the companies say that customers can now share telemetry and data between Google Cloud’s security products and CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform. This, they add, provides better visibility, workload protection, and defense-in-depth security across customers’ entire environments. It… Source link

While the annual World Password Day event is quickly forgotten (it was May 6 if you missed it), it had one memorable moment courtesy of a seemingly unassuming Google blog post. Mark Risher, Google’s director of product management, identity and user security, wrote about password management. However, he also revealed a move that will suddenly make millions of Gmail accounts way more secure. I’m no fan of the password day thing as awareness of the importance of password hygiene, from… Source link

WILMINGTON, Mass., May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Security Innovation, an authority in software security assessments and training, announced today that it is partnering with Google to provide training to 200 members of the International Consortium for Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). More than 400 people applied for the scholarships, which seek to provide skills-based career development for students, unemployed professionals, and those seeking to transition into… Source link

Google on Wednesday released version 90.0.4430.85 of the Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The release contains seven security fixes, including one for a zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in the wild. The zero-day, which was assigned the identifier of CVE-2021-21224, was described as a “type confusion in V8”. In an advisory penned by Chrome technical program manager Srinivas Sista, five vulnerabilities were detailed:… Source link

VPN by Google One provides extra security and anonymity whenever you’re online via a private encryption connection.  Google’s VPN service hides your IP address so your activity can’t be tracked online and protects your device against hackers when you’re on an unsecured public network.  The Google VPN costs $9.99 per month and is only available in the U.S. Visit Insider’s Tech… Source link

Google Cloud and Deloitte have launched a new platform for enterprises aimed at helping companies thwart cyberthreats as the global workforce has gone remote and cloud usage has exploded. The cloud-native Predictive Analytics for Cyber in Enterprises tool, or PACE, allows companies to detect and mitigate cyber threats. The platform uses Deloitte’s cyber risk quantification and risk management frameworks with Google products Chronicle, Looker and BigQuery, according to a Tuesday blog post…. Source link

The blockage of nearly 30 million stimulus checks for Social Security and other federal benefits recipients has been resolved after the Social Security Administration sent relevant files to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday morning, according to the House Ways and Means Committee. “We are gratified that the SSA leadership finally recognized the urgency of the moment and acted swiftly on our ultimatum,” members of the committee said in a press release on Thursday. “Now the IRS… Source link

More stimulus checks are on the way through direct deposit and the mail. The Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Treasury said Monday that the next batch of Economic Impact Payments will be issued this week with many coming as paper checks or prepaid debit cards. Some direct deposits began processing Friday with an official pay date of Wednesday, March 24. Additional payments are expected to be released on a weekly basis going forward, the IRS said in a news release. “The IRS continues to send… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ and MOEX: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announced that a data breach had been discovered during routine screening by Yandex’s security team. An internal investigation revealed that an employee had been providing unauthorized access to users’ mailboxes for personal gain. The employee was one of three system administrators with the necessary access rights to… Source link