Because of this, our SmartScreen team has been developing a way to keep passwords safer. Not only are attackers motivated and creative, but their attacks are growing more and more sophisticated.Īttackers don't break in, they log in.

V1.Did you know cybercrime is expected to cost the world $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, up from $6 trillion in 2021? Across Windows, Azure, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Defender for Office, we saw over 35.7 billion phishing attempts and over 25.6 billion attempts to attack our customers by brute-forcing with stolen passwords.Real-time indicator of harmful sites and website status.Protects against phishing sites and socially engineered malware sites.Continuously updated list of reported harmful sites.If the malicious link matches one on the list, Microsoft Defender Browser Protection will show a red warning screen letting you know that the web page you are about to visit is known to be harmful, giving you a clear path back to safety with one click. If you click a malicious link in an email or navigate to a site designed to trick you into disclosing financial, personal or other sensitive information, or a website that hosts malware, Microsoft Defender Browser Protection will check it against a constantly updated list of malicious URLs known to Microsoft.

The Microsoft Defender Browser Protection extension helps protect you against online threats, such as links in phishing emails and websites designed to trick you into downloading and installing malicious software that can harm your computer. Currently supported region(s): United States Protect yourself against online threats, like phishing and malicious websites, with real-time protection from Microsoft.

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