Our Latest Defenses Against Evolving Web Scams
Google, Tuesday, October 20th, 2026
Google details new 2026 features in Chrome's Enhanced Protection mode of Safe Browsing to counter phishing and social engineering scams.
Google says online scams and social engineering tactics keep evolving, and Chrome's defenses are evolving with them.
Enhanced Protection mode of Safe Browsing, launched in 2020, is enabled by more than 1 billion Chrome users.
Google says Enhanced Protection users are ten times safer from phishing, social engineering and notification abuse than Standard Protection users.
The post walks through new features added in 2026 to further strengthen these protections.