Google Security

Google hires browser hacking guruPosted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on Jul 30, 2007 3:01 PM Subscribe Alerts

Google has snapped up one of the sharpest minds in the hacker community, luring Michal Zalewski to help lock down its long list of Internet facing products.[Read the rest]

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Google's $625 million security splash

Google has announced its second acquisition in the computer security space, shelling out a whopping $625 million in cash to snap up enterprise e-mail security vendor Postini. [Read the rest]

Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: Jul 9, 2007 8:50 AM

Beware of that man between you and your Google Desktop

A Web application security specialist has figured out a way to launch sophisticated man-in-the-middle attacks against a computer with a fully patched Google Desktop installed. [Read the rest]

Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: Jun 1, 2007 8:32 AM

Unprotected Google directory spills database data

Google has hurriedly fixed a gaping hole in its Web page removal request tool after outsiders discovered they could traverse up the directory root, browse folders and find weak database... [Read the rest]

Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: May 31, 2007 9:06 AM

(Updated) Remote vulnerability in high-profile Firefox extensions

Even after you install the latest security updates from Mozilla, those browser extensions you use and love could put you at risk of code execution attacks. [Read the rest]

Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: May 30, 2007 9:36 AM

Google buys anti-malware browser virtualization startup

Google has quietly made its first anti-malware acquisition, snapping up GreenBorder Technologies, a venture-backed company that sells browser virtualization security software. [Read the rest]

Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: May 29, 2007 8:07 AM

Google's anti-malware team comes out of the shadows

Google's anti-malware team has emerged from the shadows with a new blog, a widely discussed research paper and enough clues about its ambitious drive to put a roadblock between dirty... [Read the rest]

Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: May 22, 2007 9:38 AM

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