Security of Internet browsers
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 of “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
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
