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Network Security

Issued by: CSO

Google researchers help developers test cryptographic implementations

Security experts from Google have developed a test suite that allows developers to find weaknesses in their cryptographic libraries and implementations. The company’s Project Wycheproof, which was released on GitHub, contains more than 80 test cases for widely used cryptographic algorithms, including RSA, AES-GCM, AES-EAX, Diffie-Hellman, Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH), and the digital signature algorithm…

Vulnerabilities

Issued by: CIO Security

Privacy groups complain to FTC over Google’s ‘deceptive’ policy change

Privacy groups have complained to the Federal Trade Commission that Google is encroaching on user privacy through a policy change in June that allows it to combine personally-identifiable information with browsing data collected by its DoubleClick digital advertising service. The complaint by Consumer Watchdog and Privacy Rights Clearing House alleged that Google has created “super-profiles”…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Kaspersky Blog

A Trojan from Google ads

If you don’t go to suspicious sites, malware can’t get you — right? Well, no. Unfortunately, even those who do not open unreliable e-mail attachments, avoid porn sites, and do not install apps from unofficial stores are not well-enough protected. New developments suggest that malware can be found even on an absolutely legitimate site, as…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

Google Adwords Malvertising Campaign Targets Apple Macs

Apple Mac owners using the Google search engine may have been infected via malicious ads at the tip-top of their search results last week after attackers launched a malvertising campaign against Google Adwords. In an act of gumption or plain cheek, the attackers’ malicious lure of choice was a phony ad for one of Google’s…