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Some 14,000 Google users were warned of being suspected targets of Russian government-backed threat actors on Thursday. The next day, the tech giant announced

It comes days after Google alerted thousands of high-risk users of state-backed hacking efforts.

Some 14,000 Google users were warned of being suspected targets of Russian government-backed threat actors on Thursday. The next day, the tech giant announced

Some 14,000 Google users were warned of being suspected targets of Russian government-backed threat actors on Thursday. The next day, the tech giant announced

Back in 2019, Google announced the USB-C Titan Security Key. It’s a follow-up to the Titan M chip that was previously introduced to strengthen security in Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones. Fast forward to almost three years later, the tech giant is releasing new Titan Security Key options. As Google continues to improve […]

Two-factor authentication is a very useful method to add an extra layer of security to your online accounts.

How to use a two-factor security key Use hardware to keep your data safe Jun 9, 2021, 9:30am EDT If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story Two-factor authentication is a good way to add an extra layer of security to online accounts. It requires the use of your smartphone, however, which is not only inconvenient, but can be a problem if your phone is lost or breached. Hardware security keys can offer an additio...

Google has announced new protections for Enhanced Safe Browsing users in Chrome. In 2020, the company launched Enhanced Safe Browsing, which users could turn on in their Chrome security settings, with the goal of substantially increasing safety on the web. Since the initial launch, Google says it has continuously worked behind the scenes to improve its real-time URL checks and apply machine learning models to warn on previously unknown attacks. As a result, Enhanced Safe Browsing users are succ...

Google is rolling out security enhancements to the Enhanced Safe Browsing experience in Chrome 91. The browser will inform you which extensions are trusted and will also scan risky files on demand.

After analysing a staggering 1.2billion bogus messages over a five-month period, the teams found that those in the US were the biggest targets. In fact, of all the dangerous messages sent a whopping 42 percent were aimed at the inboxes of Americans. However, dont feel too smug if you live in the UK as Brits were the next big targets with 10 percent of emails being pushed to users. Next, it was Japan with five percent of all attacks. Along with revealing details on which countries are worst affe...