Anthony Weems, Information Security Engineer2022 was a successful year for Google’s Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRPs), with over 2,900 security issues identified and fixed, and over $12 million in bounty rewards awarded to researchers. A significant…
A primer on how to use this powerful tool for uncovering and connecting information from publicly available sources
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From bogus free trips to fake rental homes, here are some of the most common online threats you should look out for both before and during your travels
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Browser extensions, while offering valuable functionalities, can seem risky to organizations. One major concern is the potential for security vulnerabilities. Poorly designed or malicious extensions…
With passkeys poised for prime time, passwords seem passé. What are the main benefits of ditching one in favor of the other?
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Asra Ali, Razieh Behjati, Tiziano Santoro, Software EngineersEvery day, personal data, such as location information, images, or text queries are passed between your device and remote, cloud-based services. Your data is encrypted when in transit and at …
Could your Android phone be home to a remote access tool (RAT) that steals WhatsApp backups or performs other shenanigans?
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Strategies for stopping and responding to cyberbullying require a concerted, community-wide effort involving parents, educators and children themselves
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ESET researchers analyzed an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can receive commands to delete files
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Tamás Koczka, Security EngineerIn 2020, we integrated kCTF into Google’s Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) to support researchers evaluating the security of Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and the underlying Linux kernel. As the Linux kernel is a key …
