Our security on mobile phones, and in general on the network, depends entirely on the passwords that we assign to profiles and personal accounts. For example, on Android we need a Google account – with limited space – in which various sensitive data are collected: bank accounts and cards, private personal information, phone numbers, contacts and much more.
It seems that passwords have arrived to put an end to the (in)security of traditional passwords, they even work on WhatsApp. It’s Google’s bet to protect our personal accounts with a special guest: the mobile phone. The interest of the giant Mountian View in access keys is appreciated. Now, in an interview, the vice president of security at Googleleaves us with some interesting statements.
Cybersecurity worries Google
Google, through its vice president of security engineering, spoke about this important area in an interview for El Mundo. Heather Adkins has been with Google for 22 years, came in at a time when Gmail didn’t exist, and has seen the company evolve.
Currently, in addition to her position, she is the founder of Google’s security team. Today, within the framework of the conference on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity organized by the Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Malaga, she answers some questions with very strong statements.
Regarding cybersecurity, he comments that 20 years ago, the threats were similarwith the difference that currently “they happen more often and are more serious”. Of course, it seems we’re waking up to the importance of doing something about it: “People are watching the news and experiencing more and more cyberattacks and all of that makes them more aware,” says Adkins.
They comment on the massive attack suffered by Google 14 years ago, which was a hint of a new type of threat for large companies: espionage. “We realized that there was another type of threat, espionage. The first thing was to make it public, to share this attack with everyone, not only against Google, but against 20 other institutions and companies. “
“I think passwords shouldn’t exist.” This is how strong Google VP of Security Adkins is
This does not mean that Google is now invulnerable, the employee comments that “there are still things to do”, referring to the help of Artificial Intelligence to cover vulnerabilities. And show it countries that show the most activity: Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
Returning to cybersecurity as a personal issue in our stories, it is clear that passwords are not a good method of protection: “I think passwords shouldn’t exist,” Adkins is so adamant, confirming Google’s steps to eliminate them: “we’ve been trying to get rid of passwords for 50 years and we’re about to get rid of them.”
Google wants passwords, not passwords
The search giant’s alternative is passwordspasswords (due to their translation into Spanish) that protect our account without the need for passwords that could put security at risk. Configuring passwords is very simple: Google makes them available in the account settings. These passwords protect the connection with biometric data such as facial identification or fingerprint, also with a security key.
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