“Chrome, Firefox, or Safari”
How are Internet browsers protecting your security – provide 4 examples with a two-sentence supporting explanation for each of the examples?
Provide two examples with two-sentences about how these protections are circumvented/thwarted
Review two Gmail-plugins (or your email provider) available to help manage phishing and inbox overload. Provide the plug-in name, URL, and a two-sentence description
Compare and contrast the browsers “tor browserâ€, “braveâ€, and “Chrome, Firefox, or Safari” from an Internet Security perspective.
Create the three-column table. Fill in five additional security – replace Example A-E. I have provided an example of a security feature (JavaScript Blocker) for each browser.
Security Features Tor Brave Chrome, Firefox, or Safari
Example A
Example B
Example C
Example D
Example E
JavaScriptBlocker Yes Default setting – scripts blocked Plug-in required – Example – ScriptBlock
How many cookies are on your computer and provide the contents of a single cookie?
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/cookies-folder-location-windows (Windows)
https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/how-to-manage-and-remove-browser-cookies-on-mac-and-ios/ (Apple)
Google Chrome on a Mac -> https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/232433/where-are-google-chrome-cookies-stored-on-a-mac
http://www.whatarecookies.com/view.asp (Various Browsers)
Review the advanced settings in your browser.
Identify and describe two advanced settings that you were not aware of that were configurable in your browser. Provide a brief tutorial on how to access the settings and what are the positives/negatives of enabling/disabling the setting.
Explore one of the free online cybersecurity learning resources provided by NIST’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) : https://www.nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nic…
Select one of the materials from the Career and Professional Development Section
Provide a five-sentence summary of the resources.
Who’s the provider?
What are the strengths/weaknesses?
What can you learn from the materials? (Be specific – what’s the niche? cybersecurity is too broad of a response)
Explore the specific resource and select a specific training
What training did you select? Why?
What chapter of the textbook aligns with the specific training?
What did you learn from the specific training?
Additionally, provide a two-sentence summary of the content?
Write five questions (and provide the answers) to assure and assess the participant’s reading and understanding of content.
Complete Levels 0 through 10 on Over The Wire’s Bandit https://overthewire.org/wargames/bandit/Submit the codes and your strategies you used to succeed on each level. Hints are provided on each level under Commands you may need to solve this level
Sample Solution
“Chrome, Firefox, or Safari”
Email, instant messages, SMS messages and links on social networking sites are used by criminals to lure victims to download and install malware disguised as legitimate software (socially engineered malware). Once the malware is installed, victims are subjects to identity theft, bank account compromise, and other devastating consequences. The ability to warn potential victims that they are about to stray onto malicious websites put web browsers in a unique position to combat phishing, malware, and other criminal attacks. To protect against malware and phishing attacks, browsers use cloud-based reputation systems that scour the internet for malicious websites and then categorize content accordingly, either by adding it to block lists or whitelists, or by assigning it a score (NSS Labs).