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Google is a technology company whose ecosystem includes internet services, cloud infrastructure, mobile software, browsers, and productivity platforms. In information security, the tag commonly covers vulnerabilities and security changes across these services, as well as Google’s role as an identity and data-processing provider for organizations.
Material risks include compromised Google accounts, overly permissive cloud identities or APIs, exposed stored data, and unpatched flaws in software such as Android or Chrome. Security teams should track relevant advisories, prioritize patches based on affected assets and exposure, enforce strong authentication and least-privilege access, and review logging for suspicious account or service activity. Google’s collection and processing of user, device, and organizational data also makes privacy controls, retention settings, contractual obligations, and regulatory compliance important. Its vulnerability-disclosure and threat-intelligence work can inform defensive monitoring, but does not replace asset inventory, configuration review, or tested recovery procedures.
Threat actors have been using multiple websites promoted through Google ads to distribute a convincing PDF editing app that delivers an info-stealing malware called TamperedChef. [...]
Google reports that the Salesloft Drift breach is larger than initially thought, warning that attackers also used stolen OAuth tokens to access Google Workspace email accounts in addition to Salesforce data. [...]
Google is working to resolve authentication failures preventing users from signing into their Clever and ClassLink accounts on some ChromeOS devices. [...]
Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. [...]
Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store. [...]
Seventy-seven malicious Android apps containing different types of malware were found on Google Play after being downloaded more than 19 million times. [...]