Last Updated: February 20, 2024, 08:00 IST
Chrome wants to help you avoid falling prey to major attacks
Chrome continues to get new security features but Google is ready to push the layer and secure its users even better.
Google is building a strong fence to block hackers and the latest effort involves stopping major cyberattacks from wrecking your home network. The company is bringing this useful tool to Chrome users in its next update which will allow the web browser to detect any possible intrusion into your network or computer and even block the hacking attempt made to stop them from infecting your device with malware.
So how is Google planning to make this feature work that too without blocking legitimate websites?
The new report says, Chrome will use the new feature to make a quick check on the website before it reaches the destination. The browser will make sure the website is trying to access your home network through a reliable source that is secure, which does sound like an interesting way to block hackers from intrusion.
Having said that, the feature seems to have a downside, which could slow down the website performance on the browser, which is not ideal for a market-leading product. The company realises the need to test-run the feature before actually taking action on behalf of the users, so it will start with a warning when it sees a malicious attempt.
Google still plans to use the feature in its full effect once the bugs are fixed at the developer’s end, which gives them the power to monitor these connections through most of the supported apps on the browser. Chrome is popular for many reasons, but people also don’t like the browser hogging too much power and memory on the PCs, for which we now have the memory usage tab to manually ease the load on the browser.
But having the power to thwart major attacks will definitely be welcomed, even though it might take a while before we see the full feature in its glory.
