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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 4, 2025

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google added a new user agent to the list…

Google Adds Chrome Web Store Google-CWS User Agent To Docs

Google added a new user agent to the Googlebot’s user-triggered fetchers documentation. The new user agent is for the Chrome Web Store named Google-CWS.

Ongoing Google Search Console API Bug Impacts Search Appearance Filter

Google Search Console has a bug with its API when filtering on the searchAppearance dimension. This bug occurs when using the notEquals or notContains operators, it will only return rows with the excluded value, instead of excluding those rows.

November 2025 Google Webmaster Report

We had a few unconfirmed but big Google search ranking updates but we are still waiting on an official core update…

Google Merchant Center Smart Cropping – You Can Opt Out

Did you know that Google Merchant Center will automatically crop your product images in Google Shopping if it thinks it will look better in Google Search? Did you know that you can also opt out of what they call “Smart Cropping”?

Google Discover Tests Infinite Endless Scroll

Google is supposedly testing an endless, infinite scroll for Google Discover. When I scroll through Google Discover, it eventually just stops and doesn’t keep going. But Gagan Ghotra said he is seeing it go on and on forever.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Building resilience against ransomware

Ransomware rages on and no organization is too small to be targeted by cyber-extortionists. How can your business protect itself against the threat?

SnakeStealer: How it preys on personal data – and how you can protect yourself

Here’s what to know about the malware with an insatiable appetite for valuable data, so much so that it tops this year’s infostealer detection charts

Gotta fly: Lazarus targets the UAV sector

ESET research analyzes a recent instance of the Operation DreamJob cyberespionage campaign conducted by Lazarus, a North Korea-aligned APT group

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Cyber-risk thrives in the shadows

Shadow IT leaves organizations exposed to cyberattacks and raises the risk of data loss and compliance failures

How MDR can give MSPs the edge in a competitive market

With cybersecurity talent in short supply and threats evolving fast, managed detection and response is emerging as a strategic necessity for MSPs

Recruitment red flags: Can you spot a spy posing as a job seeker?

Here’s what to know about a recent spin on an insider threat – fake North Korean IT workers infiltrating western firms

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: When seeing isn’t believing

Deepfakes are blurring the line between real and fake and fraudsters are cashing in, using synthetic media for all manner of scams

Fraud prevention: How to help older family members avoid scams

Families that combine open communication with effective behavioral and technical safeguards can cut the risk dramatically

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2025 edition

From the end of Windows 10 support to scams on TikTok and state-aligned hackers wielding AI, October’s headlines offer a glimpse of what’s shaping cybersecurity right now