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Safeguarding Your Gmail Account: Strategies to Defend Against Fraud
In today’s digital age, email has become an indispensable tool for communication, both personal and professional. Among the most widely used email services is Gmail, provided by Google. However, with the convenience of email also comes the risk of fraud and unauthorized access to your account. Protecting your Gmail account from fraud is essential to […]
Google to block mass emails to its Gmail users from April 2024
In April 2024, Google has announced a significant move to block all mass emails targeted at its Gmail users. This decision, made official by Alphabet Inc.’s subsidiary, signifies a shift in digital communication practices and imposes stricter regulations on bulk email senders, particularly marketing teams. The implementation of this policy has already commenced, with a […]
All Gmail Personal Accounts to get passkey login security as default
Starting early next year, specifically from January 16, 2024, Google is set to revolutionize its online services by making passkey login security the default mode. This transition marks a significant departure from traditional password-based login procedures. While the precise rollout date remains pending, it is confirmed that this change will take effect in the early […]
Hackers exploit Gmail Blue checkmark impacting 1.8 billion Google users
Attention all business Gmail account holders, it is crucial to stay informed about the following news story. Security experts have issued a warning regarding the exploitation of the Gmail Blue Check Mark feature by scammers. These individuals are utilizing the mark to create counterfeit email addresses resembling those of well-known brands. Their goal is to […]
Google wants its Gmail users to take these security steps in 2023
Google, the much-used search engine across the world, has disclosed some security steps to its Gmail users to stay cyber safe in the year 2023. It is urging its mail users to stay away from spam by marking mails that seem to be suspicious as spam. This not only helps the online users to stay […]
Google down outage not because of cyber attack
From the early hours of Monday, i.e. December 14th,2020 many of the uses using Google’s online services experienced a downtime for almost two hours. And as soon as the services of the web search giant went down, people searched is “Google down” or for any Google Outage. Reacting to such queries, the internet juggernaut issued […]
Over 1.5 Billion Gmail and Google Calendar users are vulnerable to cyber attacks
Google which received an alert in 2017 that more than 1.5 billion of its Gmail and Calendar users were vulnerable to credential steal attacks has finally reacted to the news now and has released a press statement on this regard early today. The statement says that Google offers Cybersecurity protections to users who are using […]
Cyber Attack did not cause Google, Youtube, Snapchat and Gmail downtime
Google oriented web services such as YouTube, Google Photos, Snapchat, Gmail, Nest, Discord, and Vimeo were disrupted for almost 4 hours late Sunday. But on contrary to the ongoing rumors that the services were hit by a cyber attack, the Alphabet Inc, subsidiary has issued a press statement that the downtime was caused by a […]
Google makes its Android phones as Physical Security keys for added cybersecurity
Google, the America based internet juggernaut has made it official that it is going to use all it’s android version smartphones running on Android OS version 7 or above as physical security keys which offer 2-factor authentication for users to log into their respective accounts in a secure way. Yes, you’ve read it right! In […]
How to keep your Gmail account safe from hackers
Nowadays, every online service is being linked to your email account or your phone number and this is what is giving hackers an access point to explore your secrets-if/when the user shows laxity in securing their respective accounts. Keeping aside mobile phone security, for now, let’s talk about email security. Google mail or shortly called […]
