Google Gets Serious About Android Security, Now Auto-Scans App Market For Malware – Forbes
TechWeekEurope UK Google Gets Serious About Android Security, Now Auto-Scans App Market For MalwareForbesOn Thursday, Google announced a new functionality in the application market for its mobile operating system that automatically scans new apps for known malware. The program, which the company is calling ”Bouncer,” also continues to run periodic …Google's Bouncer will boost Android [...]
Google reinforces Android’s security against malware – Generation NT (US)
Google reinforces Android's security against malwareGeneration NT (US)As the world's most widely used mobile platform, deployed on more than 250 million devices, it is hardly surprising that Android is targeted by malware. Google is taking the required precautions to make Android Market safer. The phenomenal growth of …and more » “android security” – Google News
Google Hacking for Penetration Testers
A self-respecting Google hacker spends hours trolling the Internet for juicy stuff. Firing off search after search, they thrive on the thrill of finding clean, mean, streamlined queries and get a real rush from sharing those queries and trading screenshots of their findings. I know because I’ve seen it with my own eyes. As the [...]
Facebook IPO Revealed; Google Bolsters Android Security; VeriSign Hacked – PC Magazine
Facebook IPO Revealed; Google Bolsters Android Security; VeriSign HackedPC MagazineBy Angela Moscaritolo Facebook again topped headlines on Thursday, thanks to its lucrative initial public offering (IPO). According to paperwork filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took home …and more » “android security” – Google News
Google pitches Bouncer to beef up Android security – V3.co.uk
V3.co.uk Google pitches Bouncer to beef up Android securityV3.co.ukby Shaun Nichols Google has shed new light on Bouncer, a security system which the company credits in helping to slow the spread of malware on its Android platform. The company said that the Bounder tool automatically scans applications on the Android …Google Gets Serious About Android [...]
Google Must Deal with Android Security Problems Quickly – IT Business Edge (blog)
Google Must Deal with Android Security Problems QuicklyIT Business Edge (blog)The bottom line is that Android security is a touchy subject. eWeek's Don Reisinger's recent look at 10 smartphone and tablet security lessons made the point both implicitly and explicitly. On the implicit side, most of the 10 mentioned Android as a …and more » “android [...]
Google X’s wearable technology isn’t an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses) (Seth Weintraub/9to5Google)
Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:Google X’s wearable technology isn’t an iPod Nano, but rather a heads up display (glasses) — Google Goggles gets a new meaning — The New York Times today relayed an open secret among some in the Google community: the company is working on wearable technology in its secret off-campus Google X lair.
Exclusive: Google CEO’s inner circle: Meet the L Team (Alexei Oreskovic/Reuters)
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:Exclusive: Google CEO’s inner circle: Meet the L Team — (Reuters) – The most powerful group at Google Inc used to be known simply as “The OC,” short for operating committee. Now, it goes by a more telling name: “L Team,” short for Larry’s Team. — The change is more than a [...]
Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox’s Insecurity (And Google Approves This Message) (Andy Greenberg/The Firewall)
Andy Greenberg / The Firewall:Browser Study Sheds Light On Firefox’s Insecurity (And Google Approves This Message) — Illustration by Galit Weisberg. Click on the image to see his original. — Updated with a response from Mozilla. — When Google funds a study on browser security and allows it to be published …
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL join Agari anti- service
The major Web-based e-mail providers are joining forces with an anti-fraud startup, which is launching tomorrow, to help keep messages out of peoples’ inboxes. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL are providing metadata from messages that …
