Artificial Intelligence Google SynthID Adding Invisible Watermarks to AI-Generated Content Google has released new technology to embed watermarks and flag AI-generated content across text, images, audio, and video. Ryan NaraineOctober 23, 2024
Fraud & Identity Theft New Google Project Aims to Become Global Clearinghouse for Scam, Fraud Data Google launches Global Signal Exchange (GSE), an initiative aimed at fostering the sharing of online fraud and scam intelligence. Ionut ArghireOctober 9, 2024
Identity & Access Google Now Syncing Passkeys Across Desktop, Android Devices Users can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager on computers running Windows, macOS, and Linux, in addition to Android devices. Ionut ArghireSeptember 20, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Google’s AI Model Faces European Union Scrutiny From Privacy Watchdog Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said it has opened an inquiry into Google’s Pathways Language Model 2, also known as PaLM2. Associated PressSeptember 11, 2024
Security Architecture Google Pushes Rust in Legacy Firmware to Tackle Memory Safety Flaws Google’s adoption of memory safe programming languages now includes the deployment of Rust in legacy low-level firmware codebases. Ryan NaraineSeptember 9, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Play Bug Bounty Program Shutting Down Google is shutting down its Google Play Security Reward Program (GPSRP) after determining that it has achieved its goal. Eduard KovacsAugust 21, 2024
Nation-State Google Disrupts Iranian Hacking Activity Targeting US Presidential Election Google says it blocked Iranian APT42 hackers from accessing the personal email accounts of individuals affiliated with the US elections. Ionut ArghireAugust 15, 2024
Privacy Google Will Keep Third-Party Cookies in Chrome Google no longer plans on deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome and is working on an updated approach. Ionut ArghireJuly 23, 2024
M&A Tracker Wiz to Pursue IPO as It Walks Away From $23 Billion Google Deal Cloud security giant Wiz will stick to its original plan and pursue an IPO, walking away from a $23 billion deal with Google. Eduard KovacsJuly 23, 2024
Cloud Security Google in Advanced Talks to Buy Wiz for $23B: WSJ Report Google's parent company Alphabet is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire the hotshot Israeli data security startup. SecurityWeek NewsJuly 14, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Google Patches 25 Android Flaws, Including Critical Privilege Escalation Bug Google ships an Android security update with fixes for 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical-severity flaw in Framework. Ionut ArghireJuly 2, 2024
Vulnerabilities Google Offering $250,000 for Full VM Escape in New KVM Bug Bounty Program Google has announced a new KVM bug bounty program named kvmCTF with rewards of up to $250,000 for a full VM escape. Eduard KovacsJuly 1, 2024