Why we absolutely need to update Google Chrome

American tech giant Google began rolling out an update to its Chrome browser on August 6 to fix several security flaws.

Available in the coming days, or even weeks on Windows, Mac and Linux, it is important in terms of security. It fixes several security flaws.

Google does not provide details on these vulnerabilities, but according to the Cybersecurity News website, the latter, 5 in number, are of “high severity”. The most dangerous would allow hackers to cause system crashes.

A reboot necessary

These vulnerabilities were reported by security researchers, who were rewarded by Google for their discoveries. Also according to the website, one of these researchers received $11,000 for identifying one of these security flaws.

Faced with the danger of these vulnerabilities, Google Chrome users are advised to update their browser. To do this, simply open it and click on the three-dot menu in the upper right corner, then on “Help” and “About Google Chrome”.

The browser will then automatically search for updates to install them if they are available. You will then need to restart Google Chrome to complete the process.