We currently monitor both the Google and Yandex Safe Browsing databases. The Google database is more current, and provides more details than the current implementation of the Yandex database (as of the writing of this article). Google Safe Browsing Database The Google database provides both the threat type, as well as the platform the threat […]
Category: Safe Browsing
How Do the Safe Browsing Databases Work?
We currently monitor both the Google and Yandex Safe Browsing databases. These databases include websites that are flagged for viruses or phishing scams, based on data gathered by Google and Yandex as they index websites across the Internet. These databases are then used by web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) to warn end-users that the […]