Google announced a new security feature that will allow all US Gmail users to be able to use Google’s dark web report to discover if their email address has been found on the dark web and also take action with guidance provided by Google, such as turning on two-step authentication.
Originally only available to Google One plans, all Gmail accounts will now be regularly reminded to check if their email has been linked to any data breaches that ended up on nefarious cybercrime forums.
“And if any matching info is found on the dark web, we’ll notify you and provide guidance on how you might protect that information,” said Google One Director of Product Management Esteban Kozak.
Google also announced that it upgraded the Safe Browsing service on Chrome and Android to catch and block 25% more phishing attempts, and that Google added a new spam view in Google Drive.
Roy Akerman, Co-Founder & CEO, Rezonate had this to say:
“Google’s extension of its dark web report beyond Google One plans is a step in the right direction and part of Google’s responsibility in the ecosystem. This will reduce compromised accounts and further fraudulent attempts against businesses who’s corporate’s credentials were compromised. However, we seen with Google One existing customers, they may be aware their information is available in the dark web, yet no action is taken. Knowing is not enough, action must be taken to understand the potential risk and account changes must be put in place.”
I’ve always argued that if you give users the tools to protect themselves, and more importantly educate them on how to use those tools, that will help users to become more secure. Google has got the part right these tools existing mostly right as this needs to go beyond US users. But I hope Google really pushes to promote this so as to make sure that as many people as possible know these tools exist and how to use them. Because a single announcement won’t do.
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Google Puts Dark Web Monitoring In The Hands Of US Gmail Users
Google announced a new security feature that will allow all US Gmail users to be able to use Google’s dark web report to discover if their email address has been found on the dark web and also take action with guidance provided by Google, such as turning on two-step authentication.
Originally only available to Google One plans, all Gmail accounts will now be regularly reminded to check if their email has been linked to any data breaches that ended up on nefarious cybercrime forums.
“And if any matching info is found on the dark web, we’ll notify you and provide guidance on how you might protect that information,” said Google One Director of Product Management Esteban Kozak.
Google also announced that it upgraded the Safe Browsing service on Chrome and Android to catch and block 25% more phishing attempts, and that Google added a new spam view in Google Drive.
Roy Akerman, Co-Founder & CEO, Rezonate had this to say:
“Google’s extension of its dark web report beyond Google One plans is a step in the right direction and part of Google’s responsibility in the ecosystem. This will reduce compromised accounts and further fraudulent attempts against businesses who’s corporate’s credentials were compromised. However, we seen with Google One existing customers, they may be aware their information is available in the dark web, yet no action is taken. Knowing is not enough, action must be taken to understand the potential risk and account changes must be put in place.”
I’ve always argued that if you give users the tools to protect themselves, and more importantly educate them on how to use those tools, that will help users to become more secure. Google has got the part right these tools existing mostly right as this needs to go beyond US users. But I hope Google really pushes to promote this so as to make sure that as many people as possible know these tools exist and how to use them. Because a single announcement won’t do.
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