Google’s Chrome Apps is a new breed of browser-based software that will run on top of any operating system. The goal is to make apps running on Google’s platform appear to run natively on either Windows or Mac OS X. Security experts worry that Google is creating a new layer of complexity that will introduce a new set of vulnerabilities that cybercriminals can exploit. Google will have to provide a compelling reason to risk the inevitable vulnerabilities introduced with its new application platform, experts say. Google has incorporated strong security in the Chrome browser and in its Web services.”]

