Google helps your favourite websites fight hackers
The Safe Browsing console gets a nice new upgrade.
By Mariella Moon
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
Google's Safe Browsing initiative already prevents you from accessing shady websites, among other things. Now, the initiative is also making it easier for your favourite online destinations to combat various security issues as soon as they hit. The Safe Browsing console has expanded its Security Issues report to provide website owners with more context and detailed explanations about a particular security problem it finds. That could be any of the six types it can detect, including malware, deceptive pages, and harmful or uncommon downloads.
Besides the detailed reports, the Safe Browsing console now also recommends different courses of action website owners can take, along with sample URLs they can use to unearth the source of the problem. These new features could help website developers fight off hackers and address potential security breaches as soon as possible, which can keep you and your information safe in turn.
The team's announcement post comes with a call to register for developers who haven't taken advantage of Safe Browsing yet:
"We on the Safe Browsing team definitely recommend registering your site in Search Console even if it is not currently experiencing a security issue. We send notifications through Search Console so webmasters can address any issues that appear as quickly as possible."
There are many risks when browsing the internet because there are people who use the internet with bad intentions. Most people will have to be careful what sites they access and what files they download because there is a risk that you could have downloaded some malware or a virus. Google has had a solution for some of these problems by analysing the website before you access it then determine if it is a safe website for you to access. Google is now trying to add more features to keep users safe by now detecting malware, deceptive websites, and harmful downloads.
ReplyDeleteThe main steakholders in this system would be the creators at google and the everyday use because the creators will need to determine which websites/downloads are suitable and unsuitable but the user is also effected by this because they will still have to be careful of what they download and access because googles safe search won’t be able to detect everything.
The main impacts this has on the user is that they will have to worry less about the websites they go to because most websites will be verified by google to determine whether or not it is safe. The everyday user will still have to be careful though because there are always other, more discrete ways that people use to get you to download viruses or malware. The everyday user will mostly benefit from these changes.
(5/6) The analysis overall is really good. There are correct references to stakeholders and areas of application are also described. IT terminology is correctly used, there could be more elaboration on the social and ethical significance.
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