Sunday, February 5, 2012

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[G] Google Summer of Code 2012 is on!

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 02:24 PM PST

Google Open Source Blog: Google Summer of Code 2012 is on!


I am proud to share the news that Google Summer of Code 2012 was announced this morning at FOSDEM.

This will be the 8th year for Google Summer of Code, an innovative program dedicated to introducing students from colleges and universities around the world to open source software development. The program offers student developers stipends to write code for various open source projects with the help of mentoring organizations from all around the globe. Over the past seven years Google Summer of Code has had 6,000 students from over 90 countries complete the program. Our goal is to help these students pursue academic challenges over the summer break while they create and release open source code for the benefit of all.

Spread the word to your friends! If you know of a university student that would be interested in working on open source projects this summer, or if you know of an organization that might want to mentor students to work on their open source projects, please direct them to our Google Summer of Code 2012 website where they can find our timeline along with the FAQs. And stay tuned for more details coming soon!

By Carol Smith, Open Source Team


URL: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleOpenSourceBlog/~3/pRacrzD45WU/google-summer-of-code-2012-is-on.html

[G] German Federal Office of Information Security recommends Chrome

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 02:24 PM PST

Google Chrome Blog: German Federal Office of Information Security recommends Chrome

Today the BSI, Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, released a best practice guide for Windows users as part of their overall guidelines and recommendations for Cyber Security. Security has always been a core focus of Chrome, so we're particularly honored to see several of its security benefits recognized in the report:

The browser is the central component for using any online service on the Web and therefore is the most critical attack surface for cyber attacks. Therefore, if possible, you should use a browser with sandbox technology. The browser that currently most consistently implements this protection is Google Chrome (https://www.google.com/chrome). Comparable mechanisms implemented in other browsers are either weaker, or non-existent. By using Google Chrome, in addition to the other mechanisms we mentioned, you can significantly reduce the risk of a successful IT attack.

In addition to Chrome's sandbox, the guide also highlights the importance of Chrome's auto-update feature:

Equally positive is the auto-update functionality of Google Chrome, which includes a bundled version of the Adobe Flash Player. By bundling it with Chrome, the Adobe Flash Player will also always be kept up to date.

On the eve of Safer Internet Day, security on the web still faces a variety of challenges. We hope our efforts to improve the security and privacy of our users continue to help make the web a better place.

Posted by Dr. Wieland Holfelder, German Extraordinaire, and Travis McCoy, Security Aficionado
URL: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/german-federal-office-of-information.html
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