Posted by Benjamin Ackerman, Anunoy Ghosh and David Warren, Chrome Security Team Chrome extensions can boost your browsing, empowering you to do anything from customizing the look of sites to providing personalized advice when you’re planning a vacation. But as…
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Time to challenge yourself in the 2024 Google CTF
Hlynur Gudmundsson, Software Engineer < div> It’s Google CTF time! Install your tools, commit your scripts, and clear your schedule. The competition kicks off on June 21 2024 6:00 PM UTC and runs through June 23 2024 6:00 PM UTC.…
I/O 2024: What’s new in Android security and privacy
Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security and Privacy Our commitment to user safety is a top priority for Android. We’ve been consistently working to stay ahead of the world’s scammers, fraudsters and bad actors. And as their tactics…
Google and Apple deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in Android and iOS
Google and Apple have worked together to create an industry specification – Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers – for Bluetooth tracking devices that makes it possible to alert users across both Android and iOS if such a device is unknowingly being…
Google and Apple deliver support for unwanted tracking alerts in Android and iOS
Google and Apple have worked together to create an industry specification – Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers – for Bluetooth tracking devices that makes it possible to alert users across both Android and iOS if such a device is unknowingly being…
Your Google Account allows you to create passkeys on your phone, computer and security keys
Sriram Karra and Christiaan Brand, Google product managers Last year, Google launched passkey support for Google Accounts. Passkeys are a new industry standard that give users an easy, highly secure way to sign-in to apps and websites. Today, we announced…
Secure by Design: Google’s Perspective on Memory Safety
Alex Rebert, Software Engineer, Christoph Kern, Principal Engineer, Security Foundations Google’s Project Zero reports that memory safety vulnerabilities—security defects caused by subtle coding errors related to how a program accesses memory—have been “the standard for attacking software for the last…
Secure by Design: Google’s Perspective on Memory Safety
Alex Rebert, Software Engineer, Christoph Kern, Principal Engineer, Security Foundations < div> Google’s Project Zero reports that memory safety vulnerabilities—security defects caused by subtle coding errors related to how a program accesses memory—have been “the standard for attacking software for…
Piloting new ways of protecting Android users from financial fraud
Posted by Eugene Liderman, Director of Mobile Security Strategy, Google From its founding, Android has been guided by principles of openness, transparency, safety, and choice. Android gives you the freedom to choose which device best fits your needs, while also…
Improving Interoperability Between Rust and C++
Posted by Lars Bergstrom – Director, Android Platform Tools & Libraries and Chair of the Rust Foundation Board Back in 2021, we announced that Google was joining the Rust Foundation. At the time, Rust was already in wide use across…