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Google's New Policy of Scanning Apps for Malware Falls Short of Maximum Protection
Jun 27, 2013While important, Google's new policy of scanning apps for malware before making them available on the official Chrome Web Store falls short of providing maximum protection, one expert says. Google launched an automated process for malware ...
Tags: Web Store Security, web service, Computer Products, Google
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Google Is Revealing Some New Numbers Around Malware and Phishing Attempts in an Effort
Jun 27, 2013Google is revealing some new numbers around malware and phishing attempts in an effort to get more people thinking about online security and to make the Web safer. The data is being incorporated into the company's biannual transparency ...
Tags: Google, Malware, Transparency, Web safer
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HTML5 Web Storage Standard Is Implemented in The Google Chrome
Mar 5, 2013A security researcher has found a loophole in how the HTML5 Web Storage standard is implemented in the Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Apple Safari browsers that could allow malicious websites to fill visitors' hard disk drives with ...
Tags: loophole, HTML5 Web Storage, security
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Mozilla Is Taking Steps to Limit The Risk of Powerful Subordinate Certificate Authority
Feb 21, 2013Mozilla is taking steps to limit the risk of powerful subordinate Certificate Authority (CA) certificates falling into the hands of attackers and potentially being used to issue rogue certificates for use in SSL snooping attacks. The ...
Tags: Mozilla, browser maker, browser
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Opera Software Is Switching From a Home-Built Rendering Engine
Feb 18, 2013Creating some consternation in the Web development community, Opera Software is switching from a home-built rendering engine to the more widely used open-source WebKit, now employed in the Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers. "It ...
Tags: Opera Software, Apple Safari, Google Chrome
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Opera Software Announced Its Acquisition of Skyfire Labs in a Deal That Worth up to $155m
Feb 17, 2013Norwegian web browser provider Opera Software has announced its acquisition of California-based mobile video optimisation provider Skyfire Labs in a deal that could be worth up to $155m (£100m). The move comes after Opera revealed ...
Tags: Opera Software, web browser, acquisition, mobile video
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The Popular Vlc Media Player Software Contain a Critical Vulnerability
Feb 4, 2013Versions 2.0.5 and earlier of the popular VLC media player software contain a critical vulnerability that can be potentially exploited by attackers to execute malicious code on computers. The vulnerability is located in the VLC component ...
Tags: VLC media player software, vulnerability, malicious code
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A New Wave of Bogus Updates Has Been Set Upon The Internet by Cyber Criminals
Jan 14, 2013Following Google’s recent upgrade of Chrome, a new wave of bogus updates has been set upon the Internet by cyber criminals looking to steal online banking credentials and cause other problems for users. Google released its upgrade ...
Tags: Google, Chrome, cyber criminals, Internet
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Google Will Pay a Historic Fine to Settle Federal Trade Commission Charges
Dec 31, 2012Google will pay a historic fine to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it bypassed privacy settings and used cookies to track Apple Safari users who visited Google's DoubleClick ad network. The $22.5 million civil penalty is the ...
Tags: Google, historic fine, FCC, privacy settings
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Frommer Has Been Challenged by The Consumer Watchdog
Dec 25, 2012Google's latest attempt to add more content to its local business listings by buying travel brand Frommer has been challenged by the Consumer Watchdog. The acquisition – the financial details of which were not disclosed – ...
Tags: Consumer Watchdog, Frommer, Google, Safari tracking
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Frommer Has Been Challenged by The Consumer Watchdog
Aug 14, 2012Google's latest attempt to add more content to its local business listings by buying travel brand Frommer has been challenged by the Consumer Watchdog. The acquisition – the financial details of which were not disclosed – ...
Tags: Frommer, Watchdog, google, John Wiley
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FTC Fined Google $22.5m for Monitoring Apple Safari Browser Users
Aug 10, 2012The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has fined Google $22.5m for monitoring Apple Safari browser users even though they had a "do not track" privacy setting selected. The fine is the largest to date to be imposed by the FTC on a single ...
Tags: Google, Apple Safari browser, browser, Safari browser
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The Move Follows The Introduction of a Mandatory IPR Agreement by The CA/Browser Forum
Aug 10, 2012Security firm Entrust has announced that it is withdrawing from a voluntary online security standards organisation that it co-founded and co-chaired for six years. The move follows the introduction of a mandatory Intellectual Property ...
Tags: SSL, CA/Browser Forum, Security firm, the IPR policy
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Google Proposal to Settle FTC Related to Its Surreptitious Tracking of Apple Safari Users
Jul 10, 2012Privacy advocates today welcomed news of a possible Google proposal to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges related to its surreptitious tracking of Apple Safari users. The Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources, ...
Tags: Google, USA, FTC, surreptitious tracking