Google flags legit sites as bad

February 1, 2009

Human error is to blame for a (now-fixed) glitch that flagged every Google search result as being potentially malicious. Between 9:30 and 10:25 a.m. EST on Saturday,each result contained a message saying: "This site may harm your computer" -- usually reserved for known badware sites. Google also notified users of a related malware filter glitch that delivered legitimate emails to Gmail spam folders during about the same period on Saturday. — DK

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There are many ways to do DevSecOps, and each organization — each security team, even — uses a different approach. Questions such as how many environments you have and the frequency of deployment of those environments are important in understanding how to integrate a security scanner into your DevSecOps machinery. The ultimate goal is speed […]

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It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but security awareness is about much more than just dedicating a month to a few activities. Security awareness is a journey, requiring motivation along the way. And culture. Especially culture.That’s the point Proofpoint Cybersecurity Evangelist Brian Reed drove home in a recent appearance on Business Security Weekly.“If your security awareness program […]