Google announced that it was making the source code for its End-to-End Chrome Extension available for review on GitHub. End-to-End encrypts and signs Gmail messages.
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Google Adds Content Security Policy Support to Gmail
Google has added another layer of security for users of Gmail on the desktop, which now supports content security policy, a standard that’s designed to help mitigate cross-site scripting and other common Web-based attacks. CSP is a W3C standard that has been around for several years, and it’s been supported in a number of browsers […]
Two Cisco Products Vulnerable to POODLE Attack on TLS
Two of Cisco’s products are vulnerable to the POODLE attack via the TLS implementation in those products. The vulnerability affects Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance software and its Application Control Engine module. The POODLE attack was disclosed in October by researchers from Google, who discovered that if an attacker can force a vulnerable Web server to fall back from […]
Google Proposes Marking ‘HTTP’ as Insecure in 2015
Google proposes that browser vendors begin issuing address bar warnings to users that HTTP connections provide no data security protection.
Mozilla to Support Certificate Transparency in Firefox
Mozilla is planning to add support for Certificate Transparency checks in Firefox in the near future, but the company says that the feature won’t be turned on by default at first.
Yahoo Plans to Disclose All New Bugs It Finds Within 90 Days
Yahoo officials say that the company will disclose any new vulnerabilities that the company’s security team finds within 90 days of discovery. The new policy is the same one used by Google’s Project Zero, a team of researchers that looks for vulnerabilities in a variety of commonly used software packages and platforms. That team has […]
Researchers Say POODLE Attack Affects Some TLS Implementations
The POODLE attack against SSLv3 that researchers from Google revealed earlier this year also affects some implementations of TLS and vendors now are scrambling to release patches for gear affected by the vulnerability. Soon after the POODLE attack was disclosed in October, researchers began looking into whether it might affect protocols other than SSLv3. It quickly […]
How to delete yourself from Google Search
Deleting yourself from Google is not quite as simple as pressing a button, but you can manage your digital footprint by following these 5 simple steps.
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Sandbox Escape Bug in Adobe Reader Disclosed
Details and exploit code for a vulnerability in Adobe Reader have surfaced and the bug can be used to break out of the Reader sandbox and execute arbitrary code. The bug was discovered earlier this year by a member of Google’s Project Zero and reported to Adobe, which made a change to Reader that made it […]
New Google Security Dashboard Manages Device Activity
Google released a new Devices and Activity Dashboard, along with a new security wizard for Google for Work accounts.