Secure internet browsing

Browsing the internet securely means taking steps to protect your personal and sensitive information from cyber threats while using the internet.

How can you secure your internet browsing?

To secure your internet browsing, you should use strong and unique passwords, avoid suspicious emails and websites, and use up-to-date antivirus software.

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Avoid suspicious emails and websites. All options are correct. Use up-to-date antivirus software. Use strong and unique passwords.

What is a secure web browser?

A secure web browser is an application that allows you to securely access and interact with websites. Common browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. When choosing a secure browser, we should ensure the following protections are in place:

This feature helps to protect against phishing and malware attacks by identifying and blocking websites that are designed to trick you into entering personal or sensitive information or attempting to deliver malware to your computer. Examples of this include Google Safe Browsing, Firefox Focus and Microsoft SmartScreen.

Some web browsers include an ad-blocking feature that helps to block unwanted or intrusive ads from appearing on websites. If this feature isn't available by default, then there are browser extensions and other network-based blocking solutions available.

This includes a variety of browser-based functionality including: Browsing the internet without leaving a record of your activity on your computer, encrypting your online activity to help protect it from being intercepted by third-parties (i.e. HTTPS support), and automatically updating your browser to fix security issues.

Is the following statement True or False:
Secure internet browsers should have built-in phishing and malware protection capabilities.

Technologies built-in browsers such as Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft SmartScreen, and Firefox Focus provide built-in protection capabilities to prevent users from visiting websites associated with the delivery of phishing material and malware.

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Secure browsing: Credit card fraud

This refers to the unauthorized use of someone's credit card information to make online purchases. This type of fraud commonly occurs when information is stolen through phishing, malware, or breaches of a website that has stored this information.

Secure browsing: Malware delivery

Some websites either entice you to download and install malicious software or may deliver malware without any interaction through the exploitation of a vulnerability in your web browser.

Secure browsing: Credential harvesting

Credential harvesting refers to phishing websites that steal your credentials. These websites are designed to look like real websites with similar domain names, however they steal your credentials to then compromise your online identity.

Protecting against online fraud

So far we have learnt about the common types of online fraud, but how can we protect against them?

To protect against credit card fraud, you should use strong passwords and enable multi-factor authentication on any website you provide your credit cards to. You should be cautious when giving out credit card information and only provide it to trusted websites. Finally, you should use a credit card with a bank that provides fraud protection.

To protect against websites delivering malware, you should ensure your operating system and internet browser are up-to-date and have the latest security fixes applied. Vulnerabilities in either of these could be abused to gain access to your computer. Additionally, you should avoid downloading and executing files provided by unfamiliar websites.

To protect against websites attempting to steal your credentials, you should ensure your browser has built-in phishing protections like Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft SmartScreen, and Firefox Focus. Additionally, you should avoid clicking on links within suspicious emails or advertisements or those found within low-ranking search engine results.

How can you protect against credit card fraud?

To protect against credit card fraud, you should use strong passwords and enable multi-factor authentication on any website you provide your credit cards to. You should be cautious when giving out credit card information and only provide it to trusted websites. Finally, you should use a credit card with a bank that provides fraud protection.

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Use the same password for all of your accounts. Use strong passwords and multi-factor authentication, and be selective when supplying your credit card. Share your credit card information with friends. Ignore credit card statements. It's best not to look.

How can you protect against websites delivering malware?

To protect against websites delivering malware, you should ensure your operating system and internet browser are up-to-date and have the latest security fixes applied. Vulnerabilities in either of these could be abused to gain access to your computer. Additionally, you should avoid downloading and executing files provided by unfamiliar websites.

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Ensure your operating system and web browser have the latest security fixes applied. All options are correct. Using a public WiFi network to mix your traffic with that of strangers. Disable automatic updates on your operating system and web browser.

How can you protect against websites stealing credentials?

o protect against websites attempting to steal your credentials, you should ensure your browser has built-in phishing protections such as Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft SmartScreen, and Firefox Focus. Additionally, you should avoid clicking on links within suspicious emails or advertisements or those found within low-ranking search engine results.

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Never check the URL of a website, as it's not important. Click on links within emails offering good opportunities, even if it's an unknown sender. Ensure built-in phishing protections are enabled in your web browser. Trust unfamiliar websites, as it may be a lost opportunity.

Wrapping up

Browsing the internet securely requires a combination of secure web browsers (e.g., Chrome/Edge/Firefox/Safari), security best practices (e.g., regular patching), and security awareness to spot when something seems off.

Secure internet browsing

How can you secure your internet browsing?

To secure your internet browsing, you should use strong and unique passwords, avoid suspicious emails and websites, and use up-to-date antivirus software.

What is a secure web browser?

Is the following statement True or False: Secure internet browsers should have built-in phishing and malware protection capabilities.

Technologies built-in browsers such as Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft SmartScreen, and Firefox Focus provide built-in protection capabilities to prevent users from visiting websites associated with the delivery of phishing material and malware.

Secure browsing: Credit card fraud

Secure browsing: Malware delivery

Secure browsing: Credential harvesting

Protecting against online fraud

How can you protect against credit card fraud?

How can you protect against websites delivering malware?

How can you protect against websites stealing credentials?

Wrapping up

Is the following statement True or False:
Secure internet browsers should have built-in phishing and malware protection capabilities.