Google’s Safe Browsing protection will warn you about malicious websites in real time, while the Password Checkup will alert you to weak and reused passwords.
Google has rolled out a couple of changes to beef up its Chrome browser’s security. In a blog post published on Thursday, the company described updates to its Safe Browsing and Password Checkup features designed to counter today’s persistent hackers.
„Cybersecurity attacks are constantly evolving, and sometimes the difference between successfully detecting a threat or not is a matter of minutes,“ Google said in its blog post. „To keep up with the increasing pace of hackers, we’re bringing real-time, privacy-preserving URL protection to Google Safe Browsing for anyone using Chrome on desktop or iOS. Plus we’re introducing new password protections on Chrome for iOS as another way to help you safely navigate the web.“
Available now in Chrome for desktop and Chrome for iOS, and coming to Chrome for Android later this month, the new capability in Safe Browsing will check for suspicious and malicious sites in real time.
