Your ChatGPT conversations may be visible in Google Search
Google is indexing shared ChatGPT links – exposing prompts, responses, and sensitive info you may have unknowingly made public.
Topic: Information security
How to align your tech stack with your organization
Drive adoption and ROI by aligning your tech stack with your team.
Can you believe we’re talking about in-person events?; Thursday’s daily brief
Plus, Google blocked 3.1 billion ads that violated their policies last year
How to audit sites inside corporate networks
Turn private (VPN required) URLs into temporary ones that allow for page changes but hide the content to preserve its privacy.
Google Search drops tweet carousels after Twitter hack
Twitter had a serious and concerning security event Wednesday. Google has since removed tweets from its search results.
Why machine learning means proactive loyalty fraud prevention
Loyalty programs are big business for companies and a key target for fraudsters. Don't just wait for a hacker's attack before acting.
Nearly half of users have a bad reaction to ‘not secure’ browser warning, survey finds
With few exceptions, brands suffered diminished credibility in UK study.
Google Dorking: It’s All Fun & Games Until The Hackers Show Up
For anyone not in the know, Google Dorking is the practice of using advanced search techniques – more specifically, specialized search parameters – to locate hard-to-find web pages and information. As innocent as it sounds, Google Dorking has a dark side – so dark, federal authorities are warning website owners of its dangerous nature. According […]
Updated: Google Webmaster Tools Security Bug Re-Opens Access To Old Accounts [Now Fixed]
A security bug in Google Webmaster Tools has given users access to old accounts and websites that they’re no longer supposed to be able to access. The problem was discovered Tuesday and reported on several SEO blogs and news outlets — including (first, I believe) by Dave Naylor — and was discussed pretty heavily by […]
Google Disables URL Removals After Bug Allows Anyone To Remove Any Site
This morning, James Breckenridge discovered a loophole within Google’s Webmaster Tools that allowed anyone to remove any site from Google. Both James and I sent this information to Google as soon as we heard of it. After several hours, Google has told us, “we’re still investigating this report, and to be cautious we disabled all […]
Google Street View Collected Emails, Passwords (Social Security Numbers, Your Dog’s Name….)
Google’s Street View cars that were logging wi-fi locations also collected private information such as email messages and passwords, a French data protection agency has found. Guess what. Without even seeing the data myself, I can tell you that those cars also logged private information such as social security numbers, telephone numbers, medical conditions and […]
U.S. Pentagon Bans Google From Military Bases
Google mappers banned from U.S. bases from the LA Times reports the US Pentagon has banned Google StreetView photographers from accessing military bases. The ban came after StreetView photographs of Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio were found on Google Maps.
Google Health Formally Announced This Morning
Google Health has been an open secret for more than a year. Last week the company announced a pilot program with the Cleveland Clinic as a prelude to a formal announcement of the service. That formal announcement came this morning at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in Florida, in a keynote from […]
Google’s Blacklist Of Phishing Sites Contained Bank Information & More Confidential Details
Google Blacklist Contained Confidential Information at Techcrunch reports that Google’s phishing blacklist, which is publicly available for anyone to see, had confidential information enclosed. Such information included “usernames and passwords of individuals, including credentials for accounts at banks and other financial institutions.” Google has quietly removed the information that may put users at risk, but […]