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<span class="byline-author">Posted by Thomas Brunner, Yu-Han Liu, Moni Pande</span><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-49e83394-7fff-3df2-a974-c7291d12beb8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At Google, our Threat Intelligence teams are dedicated to staying ah

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Jiacheng Lu, Software Engineer, Google Pixel Team</span> <p>Google is continuously advancing the security of Pixel devices. We have been focusing on hardening the cellular baseband modem against exploitation. <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2023/12/hardening-cellular-basebands-in-android.html">Recognizing the risks</a> associated within the complex modem firmware, Pixel 9 shipped with <a href="https://security.googl

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Ben Ackerman, Chrome team, Daniel Rubery, Chrome team and Guillaume Ehinger, Google Account Security team</span> <p> Following our April 2024 <a href="https://blog.chromium.org/2024/04/fighting-cookie-theft-using-device.html">announcement</a>, Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) is now entering public availability for Windows users on Chrome 146, and expanding to macOS in an upcoming Chrome release. This project represents

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Adam Gavish, Google GenAI Security Team</span><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-963e2379-7fff-2c42-f377-675bf409d663"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Google Sans Text", sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeri

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<span class="byline-author">Posted by Eric Lynch, Product Manager, Android and Dom Elliott, Group Product Manager, Google Play</span> <p> Modern digital security is at a turning point. <a href="https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/the-quantum-era-is-coming-are-we-ready-to-secure-it/">We are on the threshold of using quantum computers to solve "impossible" problems</a> in drug discovery, materials science, and energy—tasks that even the m

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team</span> <p> Today we're announcing a new program in Chrome to make HTTPS certificates secure against quantum computers. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) recently created a working group, <a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/plants/about/">PKI, Logs, And Tree Signatures</a> (“PLANTS”), aiming to address the performance and bandwidth challenges that the increased size of <a hr

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Lyubov Farafonova, Product Manager, Phone by Google; Alberto Pastor Nieto, Sr. Product Manager Google Messages and RCS Spam and Abuse</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ayiNS_mohG01oo-z0b-tV2YipKpwBiepwyWZQ3BVw5p79JHUUWSinlFZAi7q0VhhRhrbP4SEXp37TP3MHo_3lYf176kJRbUbq_7tFBaBrzDbOdMy2FQDC1SG66jw2ay2f8Fr34JHdCWf12CyjD1ZY1NHwfx-aplzwqLWTbKqQ0pTeg9VT9O8Q-O65

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Vijaya Kaza, VP and GM, App & Ecosystem Trust</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWPkN36d-E-0ZgVQNZYRep5TH3AnZltbtmu6PO7XLRULe4BuLMiRjS9z25JVTNu-imtoi2efJL2p-T4hu7eXdVirZIoNwIhEOY1p7pVtZwpzsmzIV8chhYOOz7ML5qFHoS0gz7Q3sNQwInc4sV4AaHavaIwn5twlSmjmuHG66uasapArBcBNMIg0XG0et/s1600/SafeAppEcosystem_BlogHero_Still_1920x1080.png" style="display: block; padd

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Nataliya Stanetsky, Fabricio Ferracioli, Elliot Sisteron, Irene Ang of the Android Security Team</span> <p> Phone theft is more than just losing a device; it's a form of financial fraud that can leave you suddenly vulnerable to personal data and financial theft. That’s why we're committed to providing multi-layered defenses that help protect you before, during, and after a theft attempt. </p> <p> Today, we're announcing a power

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Chrome Root Program Team </span> <p> Secure connections are the backbone of the modern web, but a certificate is only as trustworthy as the validation process and issuance practices behind it. Recently, the <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2023/05/how-chrome-root-program-keeps-users-safe.html">Chrome Root Program</a> and the <a href="https://cabforum.org/">CA/Browser Forum</a> have taken decisive steps towar

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Liz Prucka, Hamzeh Zawawy, Rishika Hooda, Android Security and Privacy Team</span> <p> Last year, Google's Android Red Team partnered with Arm to conduct an <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2024/09/google-arm-raising-bar-on-gpu-security.html?content_ref=by+focusing+on+the+arm+mali+gpu+the+android+red+team+could+assess+the+security+of+a+gpu+implementation+running+on+millions+of+android+devices+worldwide">in-depth security anal

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Nathan Parker, Chrome security team</span> <p> Chrome has been advancing the web’s security for well over 15 years, and we’re committed to meeting new challenges and opportunities with AI. Billions of people trust Chrome to keep them safe by default, and this is a responsibility we take seriously. Following the <a href="https://blog.google/products/chrome/new-ai-features-for-chrome/">recent launch of Gemini in Chrome</a> and th

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Aden Haussmann, Associate Product Manager and Sumeet Sharma, Play Partnerships Trust & Safety Lead</span> <p> Android uses the best of Google AI and our advanced security expertise to tackle mobile scams from every angle. Over the last few years, we’ve launched industry-leading features to detect scams and protect users across <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2025/03/new-ai-powered-scam-detection-features.html">phone call

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP, Platforms Security & Privacy, Google</span> <p> Technology should bring people closer together, not create walls. Being able to communicate and connect with friends and family should be easy regardless of the phone they use. That’s why Android has been building experiences that help you stay connected across platforms. </p> <p> As part of our efforts to continue to make cross-platform communication m

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Jeff Vander Stoep, Android</span> <p> <a href="https://security.googleblog.com/2024/09/eliminating-memory-safety-vulnerabilities-Android.html">Last year, we wrote</a> about why a memory safety strategy that focuses on vulnerability prevention in new code quickly yields durable and compounding gains. This year we look at how <strong>this approach isn’t just fixing things, but helping us move faster</strong>. </p&g

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Lyubov Farafonova, Product Manager, Phone by Google; Alberto Pastor Nieto, Sr. Product Manager Google Messages and RCS Spam and Abuse; Vijay Pareek, Manager, Android Messaging Trust and Safety</span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59HzOfBpyoazdPtNYMOTMBhp24wr0p_9Ure4iy0yf3iAwf4mBjkpazMwYBDSe-uoZbM8swKID7VX-mELsgBHGcuF_gAcguNnVC8IXToTsJT8cMUaCxtii13cDTj5j7H

<p> One year from now, with the release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, we will change the default settings of Chrome to enable “Always Use Secure Connections”. This means Chrome will ask for the user's permission before the first access to any public site without HTTPS. </p> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrS0w0j-B4TjCUWdtAUto_P-3BYetTEfuqTGuGkVli-e7O92UPFEjrIQuoGKGCyDZLkkfmr9PU1MAKbU9rEp8ZPoT

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Elie Bursztein and Marianna Tishchenko, Google Privacy, Safety and Security Team</span><div><br /></div><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-8e79da15-7fff-42f1-e9f4-a519ea3c9da7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Google Sans", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-varian

<span class="byline-author">Posted by Daniel Moghimi</span><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font