Latest news about spear phishing attaching to Gmail users pointed out some interesting points about Gmail and safety of toga.Vrijeđati attacks that are believed to originate from China using the same old way of sending users e-mail that included a link to malware prompted them to enter your Gmail address and password. This information was allegedly used to access and monitor their Gmail accounts illegally.
These types of phishing attacks from China are not new. China attacks Google is old news. What is the news of this story is how quickly Google was aware of what is meant the number of users affected was very limited.
This is not a violation for any vulnerability in the Google security systems such as the attack is directed at users. This type of phishing attack could come, though any e-mail system. It was the e-mail users to discover information not Google. We are more aware of these types of malicious email, but they can still unaware catchas time to time.
It has been proven that Google has an excellent system for intrusion detection that monitors and flags any unusual behavior in your Gmail account, which he did in this case. If Britain GMail users answered a recent spear phishing e-mail, and then access their account with a Chinese IP address, Google will automatically alert this unusual account activity.
In February Google added two factor authentication for those who want it. Google has added this to corporate users of Google Apps for the economy in 2010, but now it's rolled out to all who want to use.
This improved test is a bit like seeing the bank website where you need your current password and a special new passcode for another place to pay putem.Drugi password is one that you do not have to write down or remember, because it is constantly changing. You can generate a secondary password or smartphone, Google authenticator 'which is available for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry, or through a one-time text or send the registered mobile phone. This system is almost impossible to phish and protect against exposure to Gmail accounts, even if the user did not accidentally reveal their login credentials.
Security has always been an area that Google has invested much time and research. This recent incident has highlighted the level and success of the Google security procedures and their understanding of online applications.
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