These days barely a day goes by where there isn’t some sort of network security breach or hack or malfunction of some sort. This year too we had the rise of groups such as Anonymous and Lulz that sought out attention for their activities. Here we take a look at the year in pictures of some of the key security problems that grabbed our attention.
08 Dec | View galleries
Scammers exploit Google's Gmail policy on dots in email addresses to ramp up fraud campaigns.
New confidential mode lets users set an expiry date on messages and require an SMS passcode.
Google's new G-Suite updates aim to shut out sophisticated CEO impersonation phishing attacks.
Google offers a G Suite customers a central place to manage and monitor security threats and adjust security settings.
Anti-phishing features become to the battle for web email account users.
G. Jitchaku asked me if Gmail was "safe." That's a very broad question, so I'm offering a very broad answer.
Lincoln Spector | 04 Jul | Read more
Your Gmail account probably contains some sensitive information--emails from your friends and family members, information about accounts for other services, candid pictures, you name it. What if someone else has been poking around in there? Fortunately, Google gives you the tools necessary to find out.
Nick Mediati | 28 Jan | Read more
Do you trust Google? If you use its multitude of online services on a daily basis you might, but is that assumption wise? For some, Google is a wonderful company with a broad selection of useful online tools that make life easier, but for others Google is a looming, unregulated monster just waiting for the moment to drop the 'don't' from the company's unofficial motto, "Don't be evil."