The boring and the obvious matters 

The boring and the obvious matters

Google’s Michael T Jones on the importance of helping the masses.
Google hackers wanted intel on Chinese spook monitoring 

Google hackers wanted intel on Chinese spook monitoring

US intel sought.
Researchers gain root to Google Australia's office system 

Researchers gain root to Google Australia's office system

Management system unpatched.
Android malware spikes in 2012 

Android malware spikes in 2012

User error blamed.
Google privacy boss quits 

Google privacy boss quits

Alma Whitten quits after three years.
Google gets six-nation probe over privacy policy 

Google gets six-nation probe over privacy policy

Single privacy policy set to be investigated by ICO and other European regulators
Google bans ad blocker from Play Store 

Google bans ad blocker from Play Store

Claims agreement was violated.
Chrome; Firefox; IE 10; Java; Win 8 fall at #pwn2own hackfest 

Chrome; Firefox; IE 10; Java; Win 8 fall at #pwn2own hackfest

Vupen develops new ASLR and DEP bypass technique.
Devil targets banks in Google Play store 

Devil targets banks in Google Play store

Legit developer accounts sold to malware writer.
Titans clash over Do Not Track 

Titans clash over Do Not Track

Google and Facebook say thank advertising for free services.
Google account takeovers down 99 percent 

Google account takeovers down 99 percent

Gmail login attempts tested against 120 variables.
Google's Schmidt criticises China 

Google's Schmidt criticises China

Dubs hacking as "sophisticated and prolific".
Google, Microsoft drop fraudulent certificates 

Google, Microsoft drop fraudulent certificates

Turkish certificate authority issued two dodgy certificates.
Hacker nabs Yahoo! site backups 

Hacker nabs Yahoo! site backups

Finds website flaws.
Win 8 malware uses Google Docs to talk to C&C 

Win 8 malware uses Google Docs to talk to C&C

Hits Windows Server 2012.
Guide to hardening DKIM 

Guide to hardening DKIM

Seven points to avoid flawed DKIM deployments.
Google hardens DKIM after founders served spoofed Gmail 

Google hardens DKIM after founders served spoofed Gmail

Weak crypto ditched.
Google pulls insecure App Engine feature 

Google pulls insecure App Engine feature

Now serves only HTTPS.
Etsy hardens up with SSL, HSTS and 2fa 

Etsy hardens up with SSL, HSTS and 2fa

Security upgrades surge ahead.
Teenager cracks Chrome again 

Teenager cracks Chrome again

Full exploit earns teen a cool US$60,000.
Google App Engine open to session jacking   

Google App Engine open to session jacking

Cookie snatching tool opens engine.
Android VXers earn big bucks on trader site 

Android VXers earn big bucks on trader site

Infected droids worth 10 times more than PCs.
Etsy joins bug bounty crew 

Etsy joins bug bounty crew

Offers $500 minimum, a t-shirt and a high-five.
Google Aurora attackers continue online crime spree 

Google Aurora attackers continue online crime spree

Google hackers mix up new attacks against US biz.
Google acquires VirusTotal 

Google acquires VirusTotal

Says it will stay independent.
Clueful outs iOS apps sending unprotected passwords 

Clueful outs iOS apps sending unprotected passwords

Morphs into web app to skirt Apple ban.
Google creates Red Team to curb privacy gaffes 

Google creates Red Team to curb privacy gaffes

Ad posted for a skilled engineer.
McAfee update chaos sparks user fury 

McAfee update chaos sparks user fury

Enterprises offered hotfix, consumers asked to reinstall.
Google boosts bug bounty  

Google boosts bug bounty

Cash prizes double.
Adobe misses serious bugs in Reader 

Adobe misses serious bugs in Reader

Vulnerabilities detailed in Windows, Mac and Linux
Researcher demos Catch Notes data-stealing hole 

Researcher demos Catch Notes data-stealing hole

Malicious apps steal text, voice and video.
Google Play issues security warning to app developers 

Google Play issues security warning to app developers

Devs given 30 days to fix bad apps.
Modular Android malware dev kit to be released 

Modular Android malware dev kit to be released

Lets writers steal contacts, SD card contents and eavesdrop with ease.
#BlackHat: Researchers upload dangerous app to Google Play store 

#BlackHat: Researchers upload dangerous app to Google Play store

Google's Bouncer beat by legit JavaScript trick.
Google could pay $22 million for bypassing Safari settings 

Google could pay $22 million for bypassing Safari settings

The US Federal Trade Commission might levy its stiffest penalty yet against the search giant after repeated privacy infractions.
100,000 Chinese Android users owned by trojan 

100,000 Chinese Android users owned by trojan

Downloads movies, buys apps and captures CAPTCHA.
Researchers question Android spam botnet 

Researchers question Android spam botnet

More proof needed.
Suspected trojan found in Apple App Store 

Suspected trojan found in Apple App Store

Creator says it's in 'beta-testing'.
Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend 

Microsoft still bucks bug bounty trend

Redmond says BlueHat is better.
13 million searches warn of hacked sites: Google 

13 million searches warn of hacked sites: Google

Company detects 9500 malicious sites every day.
Google, Facebook fights malvertisers 

Google, Facebook fights malvertisers

Giants want to bring integrity into ads.
UK probes Google Street View controversy 

UK probes Google Street View controversy

Search giant forced back into the spotlight.
Google warns users of state-sponsored hacking 

Google warns users of state-sponsored hacking

Keeps methodology under wraps.
Google boots serial malware writer from Play Store   

Google boots serial malware writer from Play Store

Uploads fake anti-virus apps.
First drive-by Android malware detected 

First drive-by Android malware detected

Malware writers "even lazier than before".
Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec 

Mac Flashback hijacked $10k a day: Symantec

Click-fraud scheme about the revenue.
Netstumbler creator behind Google wi-fi snoop 

Netstumbler creator behind Google wi-fi snoop

Investigator outs engineer.
Information Commissioner strengthens data breach guide 

Information Commissioner strengthens data breach guide

Mandatory notification laws yet to come.
Google employees knew of wi-fi snooping 

Google employees knew of wi-fi snooping

Search giant releases full FCC report.
BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS  

BlackBerry most secure enterprise OS

Windows Phone "reasonably robust".
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