New Chrome Security Features

[Bob_the_Goon]

Looks like Google are rolling out some excellent security features to Chrome for Windows. See link:

 

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/141648/chrome-windows-can-now-recover-software-infections

 

Good to see that our networks should have another few layers of defence shortly!

[Arthur]

More info...

 

https://www.blog.google/products/chrome/cleaner-safer-web-chrome-cleanup/

https://www.eset.com/int/about/newsroom/products/eset-works-with-google-to-halt-dangerous-malware

 

Chrome will also get a new predictive phishing protection feature and the "Security Checkup" page of your Google account has been improved too...

 

https://www.blog.google/topics/safety-security/new-security-protections-tailored-you

 

When you visit the checkup, you’ll automatically see your security status—a green check mark icon means you’re good to go, and a yellow or red exclamation point icon means there’s at least one issue for you to take care of. The checkup is now your personal security advisor—a useful sidekick that makes it really easy to keep your account secure.

The new Security Checkup will keep evolving as new threats arise—you can count on it to provide you with relevant, up-to-date security advice that you can use to keep your account safe.

 

Predictive phishing protection in Chrome

Google Safe Browsing has helped protect Chrome users from phishing attacks for over 10 years, and now helps protect more than 3 billion devices every day by showing warnings to people before they visit dangerous sites or download dangerous files.

 

Safe Browsing has always scanned the web for these dangerous sites. But, if a phishing site is created and used for attack moments later, even the quickest scanners can't warn people fast enough. From our years of experience detecting phishing sites, Safe Browsing’s insights can now enable us to make predictions about risks in real time.

 

We’re using this knowledge to test new predictive phishing protections in Chrome. Soon, when you type your Google account password into a suspected phishing site, we'll add additional protections to ensure your account isn't compromised. Those protections will apply even if you use a different browser afterwards.

[Dos_Box]

As much as I love Chrome, it does tend to be a bit grabby when it comes to RAM and can work the CPU hard at times.

I wonder what kind of overheads this extra engine will put on it?

[ShellfishClive]

I think the extra RAM and CPU comes from the amount of different processes that Chrome has. In a way it's good as you can kill some processes to close a tab or kill an extension hopefully this won't affect anything too much.