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Webcams exposed in Google Drive clickjack attack

posted onFebruary 20, 2014
by l33tdawg

Attackers can access a user's Google Drive files and record them through their webcam by tricking the user into clicking hidden links, a researcher found.

The click-jacking attack takes advantage of the Google Picker application interface, which allows users to preview files stored within Drive and via third-party applications.

Google buys Israeli security startup SlickLogin

posted onFebruary 17, 2014
by l33tdawg

Google might be considering improvements to its two-factor authentication.

The search engine outfit has just written a cheque to buy SlickLogin which was a company only founded a year ago. SlickLogin developed a new smart identification Two-Factor Authentication which uses high frequency sounds as pass keys. The technology is expected to be put under the bonnet of Google's latest user identification security parameters

Flap no more: Google, Apple rejecting flappy-branded games

posted onFebruary 17, 2014
by l33tdawg

Flappy Bird knock-offs proliferated almost as soon as Flappy Bird became a (blessedly short-lived) phenomenon, and it seems that Apple and Google are both fighting back. The companies have started rejecting submissions with the word "flappy" in their names, reports TechCrunch, citing tweets from developers.

Games are being rejected from the Apple store with the company saying that they're attempting to "leverage a popular app." Google, more obtusely, is rejecting flappy applications from the Play Store as "spam."

VMware and Google announce Windows applications for Chrome OS

posted onFebruary 14, 2014
by l33tdawg

VMware is teaming up with Google to bring Windows applications to Chrome OS machines.

The system will use VMware's Blast HTML5 technology to virtualise a Windows environment under Chrome OS.

With the rise in sales for the Google based operating system (OS), there has arisen a need to find a way to run traditional systems in a Chrome environment, and this represents an opportunity for enterprise users who are still tied to Windows XP, which is into its final two months of service life, to continue more or less uninterrupted without having to fear the threat of malware.

Google offers five grants to women in security to attend #HITB2014AMS

posted onFebruary 12, 2014
by l33tdawg

As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women to excel in computing and technology, Google is offering five grants to women in security to attend the Hack In The Box Amsterdam conference in May.

These grants include a VIP ticket to the conference on the 29th and 30th of May, an exclusive invite to the HITBSecConf Speakers Reception on the 28th, an invite to the Girl Geek Dinner Amsterdam on the 29th and an invite to the HITB Post Conference Reception sponsored by Microsoft on the evening of the 30th.

Chromebox for meetings, a $999 video conferencing system from Google

posted onFebruary 7, 2014
by l33tdawg

Google is expanding its line of Chrome hardware for business users with "Chromebox for meetings," a video conferencing system that costs $999 and up.

While the system is powered by the free Google Hangouts, $999 isn't expensive when it comes to enterprise-class video conferencing hardware. Google's offering includes a Chromebox, an HD camera, a microphone and speaker, and a remote control. A display is not included.

Nest Team Will Become Google's Core Hardware Group

posted onJanuary 31, 2014
by l33tdawg

Google today sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion. While many speculated that Google would release phones after it bought Motorola in 2011, it didn’t happen — Motorola remained a partner like other Android OEMs. Recently, Google acquired Nest, and TechCrunch has learned that Google has big plans for the team behind the connected device company.

Flaw allows malicious app to bypass VPN configuration in Android 4.3, 4.4

posted onJanuary 30, 2014
by l33tdawg

A VPN bypass flaw discovered last week in Android Jelly Bean 4.3 also exists in the latest version of Google's mobile operating system, KitKat 4.4, Israeli researchers say.

Ben Gurion University researchers found the initial bug and then did further testing to determine its existence in KitKat. The researchers published their latest findings on the university's Cyber Security Labs blog.

With Motorola sale, Google unloads a headache

posted onJanuary 30, 2014
by l33tdawg

By selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, Google is ending a combination that never really worked out while keeping assets that could prove valuable down the road.

In a deal announced on Wednesday, Lenovo agreed to buy the venerable handset maker for US$2.91 billion, pending regulatory approval. That's far less than the $12.5 billion that Google paid for Motorola in 2011, even counting what it already got for selling off the company's set-top-box business. But Google will retain most of Motorola's patents, potentially a valuable warchest in the lawsuit-strewn mobile industry.

Google Pwnium 4 Event Invites Hackers to Crack Chrome OS

posted onJanuary 27, 2014
by l33tdawg

Google will once again play host to the Pwnium hacking contest to draw star hackers and crackers out of the woodwork. Prizes up to $2.7 million total will go to anyone who can hack Chrome OS so Google can better patch specific exploits and issues. If you're up to the task, there are several cash prizes at stake, which you could take home as an individual or a member of a team.