Apple and Google start finding leads into reports of CIA’s cyber attacking capabilities
Almost two days ago, Wikileaks revealed some files that claim that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has the ability to hack and surveil android cell phones, iPhones, Smart TVs, Cars and all devices related Internet of Things (IoT). Reacting to the reports, Google and Apple have decided to start finding leads supporting these reports. As a […]
Cyber Attack concern makes Google block NHS Employees
National Health Service of England, shortly known as NHS, has asked its staff to switch to Yahoo Search Engine or Bing after the thousands of employees from its organization were barred by Google due to Cyber Attack fears. From last weekend, Google activated a shield for NHS staff that is actually designed to stop cyber […]
Google bans JavaScript Attachments due to rising cyber security concerns
Google has officially announced today that all JavaScript enriched attachments will be banned for Gmail users due to growing cyber security concerns. So, all users of Google Mail services who intend to attach .js files to their emails will not be allowed to do so from February 13, 2017. Thus, we can conclude that dot […]
Silicon Wafers enrich Google’s Cloud Security!
Google has made it official that all its cloud services used for its business operations are enriched with specially designed customized security chips that are deployed at the server and peripheral levels. Google says that these hardware security chips help in identifying and authenticating legitimate Google Devices at the hardware level. Furthermore, Google also backs […]
More than 1 million Google accounts compromised in Gooligan Cyber Attack
NBC4 News reports that a new malware attack campaign called “Gooligan” is said to have compromised more than 1 million Google accounts so far. The security alert also adds that the new cyber attack has the potential to infect more than 13,000 mobile devices every day. Application download and clicking on suspicious email links called […]
True Caller and CM Security leak billions of mobile phone numbers
Smart Phone Security applications which assure to offer user protection against unwanted incoming calls are now proving as a major security threat to their users. As per the latest security alert issued by Hong Kong Based news agency Factwire, these companies are spilling phone address books of their respective users to publicly accessible databases. Noted […]
Google Alphabet CEO terms Russia as the biggest Cyber threat to the US
Alphabet which happens to be the parent of web giant Google has termed Russia as a nation offering a biggest cyber threat to the US more than any other country. Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Alphabet said that all recent actions of Russia confirm that they indulged in invasions, attacks, and alterations which can […]
Cisco to buy Cloud security company CloudLock!
Cisco, the networking giant primarily located in San Jose, California has made it official that it is buying Cloud Security provider CloudLock for $293 million. CloudLock is a service provider which helps Corporate CIOs track and control how the employees are using the services on a cloud platform. As per the press briefing from the […]
Google Patches 23 Critical Vulnerabilities in Android
Ionut Arghire wrote an interesting post about Google Patches 23 Critical Vulnerabilities in Android that I would like to share. “Google on Monday released its November 2016 Android security patches to resolve 83 vulnerabilities in the mobile operating system, 23 of which have been rated Critical. Of the 83 bugs, 37 were rated High risk, 22 […]
