Cybersecurity

Google Confirms 40,000 Nation-State Cyber Attack Warnings Issued

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is tasked with protecting the company, and those who use its services, against nation-state hacking attacks. One way it does this is by warning Google account holders if TAG has detected targeted activity from such threat actors. Across 2019, Google issued 40,000 of these warnings according to a new report from TAG security engineering manager, Toni Gidwani. And that, dear reader, is actually better news than you might think. The figures for 2018 were 25% higher, and Gidwani puts the drop down to Google protections disrupting the hacking activity. "Attackers' efforts have been slowed down, and they’re more deliberate in their attempts," Gidwani said, "meaning attempts are happening less frequently as attackers adapt."