Google Advanced notifications in the chat app Malicious program Or Phishing, A service that already exists in its two other products, Gmail and Drive. This tool aims to protect users from malicious attacks.

Messages will appear in the received messages From personal Google Accounts that have detected suspicious activity, such as the inclusion of a website link that has been identified as fraudulent.

Users will see the message in red, And they will be able to receive the incoming message or block it as described on the Workspace blog. These messages will be available in Chat for both mobile and web versions.

These warning messages are already available gmail ი Move onAnd last Thursday began its deployment in the chat. This tool will be available to users of Workspace, G Suite and personal Google Accounts.

Warnings in Gmail

Administrators can enable or disable alerts for messages involving external recipients (people who have email addresses outside your organization). These messages help users to beware of external messages.

Gmail does not display a warning if the external recipient is in a directory, in personal contacts, or in the contacts of another organization.

When this option is enabled, Users will see an image or color border around an external address in Gmail.

A warning will appear in three cases: 1) if the subject of the e-mail is external recipients; 2) if they respond to an external recipient or if 3) they create a new message for the external recipient (web version only).

On disk

When you upload any type of file to Google Drive, it is securely stored in the class-leading data centers. Information is encrypted during transit and vacation. This means that data is protected while in the cloud, as well as when transmitted from one point to another. If the user chooses to access these files offline, this information is stored on their device.

The Google Account has built-in security designed to automatically detect and block threats such as spam, phishing, and malware.

Note that it is also possible to block users in Drive to prevent them from sharing files and also that they could not access any content in the cloud. In turn, you will no longer receive notifications about your comments in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides unless you subscribe to notifications for all comments. If so, then yes, you will continue to receive messages from all people, including those who are blocked.

Follow these steps to block a user:

Sign in to Gmail

Open the email

Click on the three dots that appear at the top right of the email and a menu will appear. Click “Block” the sender.

In the new tab that opens, select the account you want to block.

Click the lock in the window.

On the other hand, you can manage this and other security and privacy options in Drive from your Google Account. For this you can go to this link.

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