Red alert!
Google announced a new collaboration with other major companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo and Comcast, to implement a new protocol that would ensure all email remains encrypted in transit.
After security updates in FebruaryGoogle is trying to make Gmail as safe as it can possibly be with a few new features designed to prevent phishing, malware and hacking.
This week,Google is rolling out an updated warning system on links sent through Gmail that may lead to unsafe sites. If you’re the victim of a state-sponsored hacking attempt, Google wants to make sure you know it. This is the company’s latest move to prevent phishing, malware and hacking.
What it does: if you click a dangerous link in Gmail, you’ll see a warning with information on thereasons you’ve been warned, as well as ways to protect your computer. You might get a new type of warning about a government-sponsored intrusion. These apply to fewer than 0.1 percent of Gmail users — generally activists, journalists and policy-makers, Google says — but they require immediate action.
If you’re not careful and (you fear) somebody has gotten your login credentials, there are measures you can take.
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