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Deep Learning to Find Malicious Email Attachments

Posted on By infossl
email, gmail, google, machinelearning, malware, phishing, Security technology

Google presented its system of using deep-learning techniques to identify malicious email attachments: At the RSA security conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Google’s security and anti-abuse research lead Elie Bursztein will present findings on how the new deep-learning scanner for documents is faring against the 300 billion attachments it has to process each week. … Read More “Deep Learning to Find Malicious Email Attachments” »

Using Gmail “Dot Addresses” to Commit Fraud

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creditcards, email, fraud, gmail, scams, Security technology

In Gmail addresses, the dots don’t matter. The account “bruceschneier@gmail.com” maps to the exact same address as “bruce.schneier@gmail.com” and “b.r.u.c.e.schneier@gmail.com” — and so on. (Note: I own none of those addresses, if they are actually valid.) This fact can be used to commit fraud: Recently, we observed a group of BEC actors make extensive use … Read More “Using Gmail “Dot Addresses” to Commit Fraud” »

Obscure E-Mail Vulnerability

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email, gmail, phishing, Security technology, vulnerabilities

This vulnerability is a result of an interaction between two different ways of handling e-mail addresses. Gmail ignores dots in addresses, so bruce.schneier@gmail.com is the same as bruceschneier@gmail.com is the same as b.r.u.c.e.schneier@gmail.com. (Note: I do not own any of those email addresses — if they’re even valid.) Netflix doesn’t ignore dots, so those are … Read More “Obscure E-Mail Vulnerability” »

Google Login Security for High-Risk Users

Posted on By infossl
gmail, google, malware, phishing, risks, scanners, Security technology, securityengineering, usb

Google has a new login service for high-risk users. it’s good, but unforgiving. Logging in from a desktop will require a special USB key, while accessing your data from a mobile device will similarly require a Bluetooth dongle. All non-Google services and apps will be exiled from reaching into your Gmail or Google Drive. Google’s … Read More “Google Login Security for High-Risk Users” »