Posted by Oliver Chang, Google Open Source Security team and Russ Cox, Go team In recent months, Google has launched several efforts to strengthen open-source security on multiple fronts. One important focus is improving how we identify and respon…
The Brave Search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace
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It can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites
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What does the increasingly fuzzy line between traditional cybercrime and attacks attributed to state-backed groups mean for the future of the threat landscape?
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5 steps to take to minimize damage from a ransomware attack – The double-edged sword of OSINT – Watch out for vishing scams
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Posted by Kristoffer Janke, Information Security EngineerAre you ready for no sleep, no chill and a lot of hacking? Our annual Google CTF is back!The competition kicks off on Saturday July 17 00:00:01 AM UTC and runs through Sunday July 18 23:59:59 UT…
By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future
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Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent
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Posted Kim Lewandowski, Google Open Source Security Team & Mark Lodato, Binary Authorization for Borg Team Supply chain integrity attacks—unauthorized modifications to software packages—have been on the rise in the past two years, and are prov…
OSINT can be used by anyone, both for good and bad ends – here’s how defenders can use it to keep ahead of attackers
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