Browser Security News

A privacy feature built into the second beta version of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 8 browser isn’t as private as advertised. The InPrivate Browsing feature in Microsoft’s latest browser is designed to delete a user’s browsing history and other personal data that is gathered and stored during regular browsing sessions.

Seems like all you have to do is mention “porn,” and the Internet Explorer (IE) 8 tipsters crawl out of the woodwork. IE 8 looking like a November releaseI noted yesterday that Microsoft only had 11 more days within which to deliver the more customer-focused IE 8 Beta 2 if it were to hit its […]

More and more businesses, schools, and government agencies are managing Internet usage. In many cases, organizations are setting up policies to prevent users from accessing sites like MySpace, FaceBook, gambling, and shopping.

Most people lock their doors and windows, use a paper shredder to protect themselves from identity theft, and install antivirus software on their computers. Yet they routinely surf the Internet without giving a second thought to whether their browser is secure and their personal information safe. Unfortunately, it’s easy for someone with nefarious intentions to […]

It’s well known that search engine operators, among others, record queries together with IP addresses. TrackMeNot is a boon for users who find that overly intrusive. The add-on blows a thick layer of fog by sending randomly selected queries in the background to all possible search engines. Queries actually sent by the user cannot be […]

Do you consider yourself to be a privacy aware Internet user? Are you concerned about your security online? You’ve installed antivirus and spyware software, which you also keep updated. You regularly update your operating system for any security patches. You have a firewall on your home computer and have locked down your home wireless network […]

Cookies have long been a part of the online experience because they provide that much needed connection between the web site and the user that disappears when the browser is closed. Without the existence of cookies, the Internet would be a lot less user friendly. This is because the cookie holds information that lets the […]

Nobody likes having someone always looking over their shoulder, but you may get that feeling after you’ve browsed a while and then take a peek inside your Cookies folder. Most of the Web-tracking cookies that violate your privacy are owned not by the sites you visit but by companies that advertise on them.

There’s little question that one the biggest drains on productivity is worry. Many of us tend to worry about things that are out of our control. Other times, we worry about things based on tidbits of information we hear. One item that I think too many people worry about is browser cookies. Like many items, […]

HttpOnly cookies are a mechanism Microsoft developed for IE6 SP1 to add some security to cookies. The web developer would set a cookie (for instance the session cookie) to be HttpOnly (both ASP and PHP support setting HttpOnly cookies) and the browser would only ever use that cookie when sending HTTP requests, not when client […]