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Google launches personalized phishing protection and updated Security Checkup tool

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We’re in the middle of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Google is taking part. The company has launched two updated protection tools to help keep internet users safe online.
We’re in the middle of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Google is taking part. The company has launched two updated protection tools to help keep internet users safe online.
While Google refers to „two new protections,“ these are really updates rather than completely new offerings. Both the Security Checkup tool and Google Safe Browsing have been updated to make them more personal, and both of them will adapt over time to protect against new threats.
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The revamped Security Checkup guides you through the process of securing your Google account and everything associated with it — including settings to do with your mobile. If you pay a visit to the Security Checkup page you’ll see an overview of Google’s assessment of third-party access to your data, settings on your mobile devices, and more. Google will then provide you with advice if it thinks you should take any action to improve your security, and the company says:
The second security tool is an update to the established Google Safe Browsing. The phishing protection offered by this tool has been updated so that it is now predictive, thereby offering greater security.
Google explains:

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