Google Drive Gets AI-Powered Ransomware Detection

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Google is adding new AI-powered ransomware detection for Google Drive on desktop. 

The new protection is trained on millions of real-world ransomware samples and is capable of identifying maliciously modified files in Drive. Once the app detects “unusual activity that suggests a ransomware attack, it automatically pauses syncing of affected files, helping to prevent widespread data corruption across an…