Gmail Requiring Verification When Adding New Forwarding Address
Google has announced that Gmail can now ask users for confirmation when they add a new forwarding address, create a new filter, or edit an existing filter.
Last year, the tech giant implemented stronger security measures against sensitive activities on Google Workspace accounts.
“We are extending protection to sensitive actions taken in Gmail,” the company said in a Workspace Updates blog post on Wednesday.
Sensitive actions include creating a new filter, editing an existing filter, importing filters, adding a new forwarding address from forwarding and POP/IMAP settings, and enabling IMAP access mode from settings.
When these actions are performed, the tech giant evaluates the session attempting the operation, and if deemed risky, challenges a “Verify it’s you” prompt.
With a second and reliable factor, such as a two-step verification code, users can confirm the correctness of the operation.
Additionally, if the verification challenge fails or does not complete, users will receive a “Critical Security Alert” from trusted devices.
“Note that this feature only supports users who use Google as an identity provider and actions taken in Google products. SAML users are
not currently supported,” the tech giant explained.
Earlier this month, the company introduced native translation integration in the Gmail mobile app, allowing users to communicate seamlessly in multiple languages.
To translate messages on a mobile device, users must select “Translate” from the drop-down banner and select the desired language.
The skippable banner appears when the message content language differs from the Google.com email display language set in users’ account settings.
Users can also choose to always or never translate Gmail
in certain languages.
