New Google Ads help doc outlines corporate email rules
A new Google Ads help document explains how corporate email requirements will affect sensitive account actions during the pilot.
Topic: Computer security
Google launches secure API access pilot for manager accounts
The new pilot lets advertisers restrict sensitive API actions to approved applications, adding an extra layer of security.
How prompt injection puts your brand and AI workflows at risk
Prompt injection attacks put your customers, AI agents, LLM referral share, and vendor stack at risk. Here’s where the threats are emerging.
Google makes passkeys mandatory for Google Ads API users
The update makes passkeys mandatory for new Google Ads API authentication while leaving existing refresh tokens unaffected.
Google Ads API v24.2 adds AI transparency, stronger security and new reporting
API v24.2 introduces AI visibility tools, stronger security controls and new PMax reporting features for advertisers and developers.
Why Facebook account lockouts are rising and what’s driving them
AI moderation, stricter security signals, and platform scale are increasing false positives — often without meaningful human review.
AI safety risk: How Best-of-N jailbreaking bypasses safeguards
A simple brute-force method exploits AI randomness to generate restricted outputs. Here’s how it puts your data, brand, and AI tools at risk.
Google rolls out new AI safety features in Ads Advisor
Google adds AI features to Google Ads that automate policy fixes, security, and certifications to speed up campaigns.
Google Ads API to require multi-factor authentication
Google’s new MFA requirement for the Ads API strengthens security but may require advertisers to adjust authentication workflows.
Google Ads MCC hacked? Here’s what to do immediately
Here’s a look at how an MCC hack unfolds, what attackers change once inside, and how teams can recover access and clean up the damage.
Google publishes new Google Ads passkey help doc
Google has published new passkey guidance for Google Ads, helping advertisers strengthen security amid rising account hacks.
Google Ads tightens access control with multi-party approval
Google Ads’ new multi-party approval feature adds an extra safeguard against unauthorized or malicious account changes.
Googlebot fraud (Fake crawlers, bot abuse & how to protect your site)
Learn how Googlebot crawls, renders, and indexes your site. See every crawler type, how crawl budget works, and the technical fixes that improve visibility.
Google Ads MCC takeover attacks are rising – here’s how the phishing scams work
The phishing attacks have left agencies and advertisers scrambling as entire client accounts and budgets fall out of their control.
The rise of technical branding in the age of AI search
Discover why technical branding – speed, semantics, security – now drives AI search performance, and how to stop brand drift before machines define you.
Hidden prompt injection: The black hat trick AI outgrew
Invisible prompts once tricked AI like old SEO hacks. Here’s how LLMs filter hidden commands and protect against manipulation.
Affiliate cloaking is behind 45% of fraud – here’s how to beat it
Affiliate cloaking fakes results and drains your ad spend without a trace. Learn how to uncover the fraud affiliates don't want you to see.
What is negative SEO? And how to prevent, detect, and recover from it
Learn how negative SEO works, how to spot common attacks like spammy links, and what steps to take to protect your site and recover lost rankings.
Best WordPress plugins to improve SEO
A look at popular WordPress SEO plugins to boost rankings, improve site speed, and optimize content.
Phishing scam targets Microsoft Ad accounts via Google Search
Cybercriminals are exploiting Google Search ads to create sophisticated phishing traps that steal Microsoft advertising account credentials.
How managed WordPress hosting can level up your SEO
Search engines like websites that are fast, secure and reliable.
The ultimate guide to HTTP headers for SEO
Learn what HTTP headers are, how they influence website performance and security and best practices for optimization.
Prompt injection added to Bing Webmaster Guidelines
The addition of content to your webpages that attempts to perform prompt injection is against Bing's guidelines.
What is ad hijacking and how do you protect your brand from it?
In this guide, you'll learn how ad hijacking works, how to spot it and tips for PPC brand protection.
Google Search Console security update improves management of ownership tokens
You can now more easily see and remove which have access to your Search Console profiles.
Joe Biden supports bill to ban TikTok in the U.S.
TikTok is accusing U.S. senators of staging a pre-determined vote to ban the platform in America.
TikTok faces fresh calls for potential ban by U.S. Senators
New legislation could require ByteDance, TikTok's owner, to sell the app within six months or face a U.S. ban.
X’s surge in traffic for advertisers is fake, report claims
More than 75% of traffic to X advertiser websites has been identified as bots and fake users in a report.
Google updates policy to tackle abuse of its ad network
Advertisers are advised to review the updated policy to ensure your ads or listings do not violate the new rules.
How to drive SEO success with headless CMS
Learn what a headless CMS is and how it works in practice, plus ways organizations can harness its power to scale content production and SEO.
8 aspects of a sustainable SEO strategy
SEO doesn't have to be tanked by constant changes. Learn how to do SEO sustainably while mitigating risk and focusing on priorities.
15 ways to secure your WordPress site
Protect your WordPress website from harmful cyber attacks. Follow these tips to keep hackers at bay and secure your SEO performance.
12 WordPress site settings that are critical to your SEO success
Want to set up your WordPress site for better traffic and rankings? Make sure you're following these site settings to improve your SEO.
3 ways bots and fake users are killing your search efforts
SEO and PPC leaders are impacted by the Fake Web in ways that seriously hinder the effectiveness of search marketing.
Microsoft to implement advertiser identity verification
The latest effort aims to protect searchers, publishers, and advertisers from rising threats and attack vectors in a timely maner.
How paid marketers are fighting back against the Fake Web
Bots and fake users steal ad clicks, pollute audience targeting, and skew metrics. Paid marketers are learning to protect themselves.
Google blocked 3.4 billion ads, suspended 5.6 million accounts in 2021
Google's 2021 Ads Safety Report details threats ranging from cloaking to abusive and inaccurate COVID-19 information.
Google Business Profiles sets waiting period for new owners and managers
Newly granted users now must wait 7 days before they can manage all the features of the profile.
Google Ads unaffected by Log4j vulnerability
However, if you are using an Ads API Client Library and Apache Log4j versions 2.0 to 2.14.1, you should upgrade to the patched version 2.15.0.