Norton Genie AI Tool Helps Detect Online Scams; Here’s How to Use It
According to Norton, an average person in the UK receives around 10 scam attempts per week in the form of text, email, or phone calls. Anearlier reportby Valimail shows that about 3 billion spoofed emails are sent out every day. Whether the online scams come from emails or any other source on the internet, Norton’s new AI-powered genie tool is able to detect online scams easily and warn you before proceeding. Let’s check out this new AI tool and learn how to use it.
What is Norton Genie & The Need for AI-Powered Cybersecurity
The newNorton Genie toolrelies on machine learning & artificial intelligence to distinctly be able to tell if a malicious website you have visited, or a suspected email on your system is an online scam. When using the tool, you’ll also be given advice on what to do next to ensure your system’s security integrity.
To provide cybersecurity protection for the user, Norton Genie does these things very well:
The entire technology industry relies on cybersecurity companies. To prevent a company’s operational infrastructure from falling apart, better security solutions are always being implemented. Whether it’s viruses, malware, phishing attempts, or social-engineering attacks, there is always increasing demand for better cybersecurity solutions.
In the modern era of cybersecurity, attackers can use highly sophisticated attacks that can rely on multiple forms of hacking, sometimes including both social engineering & uniquely designed malware. This threat of malicious viruses and phishing attempts is ever-growing, so innovation in the cybersecurity space by companies like Norton plays a key role.
How to Use Norton Genie AI Tool to Detect Online Scams
By introducing Norton Genie with AI-powered scam detection, people now have the ability to regularly check websites and attachments with Norton’s tool to easily avoid online scams.
In addition to a dedicated website, do note that Norton’s Genie AI tool only has an iOS app (download here) for now, with an Android app launching later. The company also mentions that Genie is in anearly access phase, with the app only being available in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Norton Genie isa separate, free tool, independent from other software and services released by the company. Now, let’s look at how to use Norton’s Genie AI tool website to detect online scans easily:
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First, go to this website ofNorton’s Genie Scam Detector. Here, click on “Try Genie Online” here.
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Next, click on either theAdd ImageorAdd Textoption, based on what you’d like to scan. Upload the files you want Norton Genie to scan.
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I uploaded the image of a phishing email scam, taken from the Norton blogshowing phishing email examples. Click onBegin scan, as shown below, after your image is done uploading.
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Norton’s Genie AI-powered tool will check for context, red flags, etc., and verify the data it received against the database of online scams. As you can see, it gave me the result — “It looks suspicious.”
There is additional information, telling me that it’s hard to tell but the image shows “Signs of an Advance Fee Scam.” This is enough information to be warned against attacks, and it’s great to see AI in action.
What are your thoughts on Norton Genie, their new AI-powered tool for better security and protection against online scams? Do you agree that there is an increasing demand for better cybersecurity solutions? Let us know in the comments down below.
Satyam Kumar
Highly passionate about technology. Major expertise in PC hardware, the VR industry, esports-centric gear, and other gadgets. In my spare time, I’m usually researching exciting hardware breakthroughs or playing competitive games.
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