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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.
Another one bytes the dust In an incredibly rare move, Google is killing off one of its online services – this time, VPN for Google One.…
Microsoft, Google, and Simbian each offer generative AI systems that allow security operations teams to use natural language to automate cybersecurity tasks.
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Could have been worse – last time researchers checked it was 98.6% Hospitals – despite being places where people implicitly expect to have their personal details kept private – frequently use tracking technologies on their websites to share user information with Google, Meta, data brokers, and other third parties, according to research published today.…
Google has announced a new version of its browser for organizations, Chrome Enterprise Premium, which comes with extended security controls for a monthly fee per user. [...]
Google is rolling out a new Workspace feature that requires multiple admins to approve high-risk setting changes to prevent unauthorized or accidental modifications that could reduce security. [...]
A threat actor is using a PowerShell script that was likely created with the help of an artificial intelligence system such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, or Microsoft's CoPilot. [...]
An active Android malware campaign dubbed eXotic Visit has been primarily targeting users in South Asia, particularly those in India and Pakistan, with malware distributed via dedicated websites and Google Play Store
Paying for browsers is no longer a memory from the 1990s Cloud Next Hoping to upsell freeloading corporate users of its Chrome browser, Google has announced Chrome Enterprise Premium – which comes with a dash of AI security sauce for just $6 per user per month.…
Google integrated Mandiant's security offerings into its AI platform to detect, stop, and remediate cybersecurity attacks as quickly as possible.
Google is rolling out an upgraded Find My Device network to Android devices in the United States and Canada, almost one year after it was first unveiled during the Google I/O 2023 conference in May. [...]
Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues
Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an "international online consumer investment fraud scheme" that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the Google Play Store and other sources and stealing their funds under the guise of promising higher returns