Google’s New Strategy to Prevent Cyberattacks on Your Computer: Here’s How It Could Be Effective
Google is building a strong fence to keep out hackers, and the latest effort involves stopping major cyberattacks from destroying your home network. The company is bringing this useful tool to Chrome users in its next update, which allows the web browser to detect potential intrusions into your network or computer and even block hacking attempts to prevent them from infecting your device with malware.
So how is Google going to make this feature work even without blocking legitimate websites?
According to a new report, Chrome is using a new feature to quickly scan a website before it reaches the destination. The browser makes sure that the website is trying to access your home network through a trusted, secure source, which sounds like an interesting way to prevent hackers from infiltrating.
That said, the feature seems to have a downside that can slow down website performance in the browser, which isn’t ideal for a market-leading product. The company understands that the feature needs to be tested before taking action on behalf of users, so it starts with a warning when it detects a malicious attempt.
Google still plans to use the feature to its full potential once the bugs are fixed on the developer’s end, allowing them to monitor these connections through most of the browser’s supported apps. Chrome is popular for many reasons, but people also don’t like that the browser consumes too much power and memory on computers, for which we now have a memory usage tab that makes it easier to load the browser manually.
But the power to block major attacks is definitely welcome, though it may be a while before we see the full feature in its glory.
