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Some ​Google Chrome users report having issues connecting to websites, servers, and firewalls after Chrome 124 was released last week with the new quantum-resistant X25519Kyber768 encapsulation mechanism enabled by default. Google started testing the post-quantum secure TLS key encapsulation mechanism in August and has now enabled it in the latest Chrome version for all users.

Google's Chrome web browser held a 64.41% command of the global browser market share in January 2024. This guide, written by Jack Wallen for TechRepublic Premium, will provide you with some of the most important tips for using Google's Chrome web browser.

Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 Security technical lead Samuel...

Google on Tuesday said it's piloting a new feature in Chrome called Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to help protect users against session cookie theft by malware. The prototype – currently...

Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy. "Safe Browsing already protects more than 5 billion devices worldwide, defending against phishing, malware, unwanted software and more. In fact, Safe Browsing assesses more than 10 billion URLs and files every day, showing more than 3 million user warnings for potential threats," said Google's Jasika Bawa and Jonathan Li. "If we suspect a site poses a risk to you or your device, you'll see a warning with more information. By checking sites in real time, we expect to block 25% more phishing attempts. The new capability - also rolling out to Android later this month - uses encryption and other privacy-enhancing techniques to ensure that no one, including Google, knows what website you're visiting."

Google is testing a new feature to prevent malicious public websites from pivoting through a user's browser to attack devices and services on internal, private networks. More simply, Google plans to prevent bad websites on the internet from attacking a visitor's devices in your home or on your computer.

Google has started testing the phasing out of third-party cookies on Chrome, affecting about 1% of its users or approximately 30 million people. Based on the test results and whether it causes significant issues with the displaying of websites, Google will begin to gradually phase out third-party cookies for the rest of its users starting in the third quarter of 2024.

Google says the Chrome Safety Check feature will work in the background to check if passwords saved in the web browser have been compromised. "Safety Check for Chrome on desktop will now run automatically in the background," said Chrome Group Product Manager Sabine Borsay.

Google is introducing a significant change to Chrome's Back/Forward Cache behavior, allowing web pages to be stored in the cache, even if a webmaster specifies not to store a page in the browser's cache. "Bfcache is an in-memory cache that stores a complete snapshot of a page as the user is navigating away," explains Google's web.

Google has rolled out six Chrome security fixes including one emergency patch for a bug for which exploit code is already out there. Google doesn't provide a whole lot of detail about the bug, nor any details about who may be exploiting it and to what nefarious end.