CHROME users have been warned to turn on an important setting or risk their sensitive data being stolen.
Due to the growing threat of cyberattacks, Google has equipped Chrome with several security tools.
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This includes Safe Browsing and even an Enhanced Safe Browsing (ESB) feature.
What is Safe Browsing?
Google explains on its website that when Safe Browsing is enabled, you get alerts about malware and risky extensions.
The handy tool will also notify you about phishing, or a website on Google’s list of potentially unsafe sites.
This is important because if you fall victim to any of the aforementioned threats, your data – and even your bank account – could become vulnerable to hackers and scammers.
How to enable Safe Browsing
On your computer, open Chrome > click More > tap Settings.
Click Privacy and Security > Safe Browsing > Select the level of “Safe Browsing” you want.
You can choose between no protection, standard protection, or enhanced protection.
What is enhanced protection?
Launched in 2020, enhanced safe browsing was created to help users get a more advanced level of security while browsing the web.
“Turning on Enhanced Safe Browsing will substantially increase protection from dangerous websites and downloads,” Google said in a blog post.
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“By sharing real-time data with Google Safe Browsing, Chrome can proactively protect you against dangerous sites,” the post continued.
The tool works in Chrome and on other Google apps you use, such as Gmail and Drive.
As long as it’s enabled it will be able to provide “improved protection based on a holistic view of threats you encounter on the web and attacks against your Google Account,” Google explained.
Google said that Chrome users who enable this tool are 35% less likely to fall victim to phishing scams than others.
To enable this, just select enhanced protection under Safe Browsing.
