Protecting an account with multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a no-brainer, but that doesn’t mean every method for doing this is equally secure.
Tag Archives: Google
Fake face fools fones
Forbes has added to the ever-growing pantheon of ways to trick biometrics by printing a 3D head and using it to break into Android phones.
YouTube is reading text in users’ videos
Google keeps tabs on much of your activity. Now, it turns out that its YouTube service is also reading what’s in your videos too.
Google+ to power down early after second security hole found
Google has disclosed the second security hole in its Google+ social network in three months.
Text CAPTCHAs easily beaten by neural networks
As CAPTCHA-haters know to their frequent irritation, the death of the text-based Completely Automated Procedures for Telling Computers and Humans Apart tends to be exaggerated.
Android click fraud apps mimic Apple iPhones to boost revenue
SophosLabs has uncovered a click fraud campaign in which malicious Android apps masquerade as being hosted on Apple devices to earn rewards.
Microsoft’s gutting Edge and stuffing it with Chromium
Edge joins Chrome, Opera, Vivaldi, Yandex, and Brave. Better for web compatibility, but if one thing breaks, they all break.
Patch now (if you can!): Latest Android update fixes clutch of RCE flaws
Android’s December security bulletin arrived this week with another decent crop of vulnerabilities to add to the patching list for devices running version 7.0 Nougat to version 9.0 Pie, including Pixel users.
Google’s private browsing doesn’t keep your searches anonymous
DuckDuckGo says you can go right ahead and log out of Google, then enter private browsing mode, but you’ll still see tailored search results.
Chrome 71 stomps on abusive advertising
Google shipped version 71 of its Chrome browser yesterday, alongside fixes for 43 security issues. The latest Chrome version also introduces several new security measures.