Important Security Settings to Check in Your Web Browsers

Important Security Settings to Check in Your Web Browsers

Web browsers are literally the instrument to explore the whole world while sitting in one place just clicking left, right and center. The internet has surely given us access to a lot of different things but what we must not forget is how important a web browser is. Where else would we visit a website from? It is all an integral part of the efficient service being provided to us in maximum comfort.

The most important thing online that we have all been taught since we were kids is safety and security. Basically the web browser is the first line of defense from any sort of cyber crime. Usually all the web browsers like Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc. have inbuilt settings for security but most people do not know how to make the full use of them. Hackers set number of traps to steal your personnel information and other valuable data in the blink of an eye.

In this contemporary world without internet it is not possible survive, because the world has become digitalized. It is prophesied, a time would be coming when Google or any internet platform would easily understand people emotion not by search but their eye gaze at the screen, written in a famous book Twenty 21 lessons of 21st century, internet would easily understand through eye gaze. Hence it is most important to go through our instructions to save you and your surroundings. Hackers’ one and only aim is to get unauthorized access to people’s personnel information for the sake of gain. 

… But worry not because here we are to help you out in that regard by listing out ways to secure your browser!

Chrome

This is a little bit extensive as there are a lot of options to secure the cyber activities being performed.

Keep updated your browsers

 Often browser updates are released to fix recently discovered security holes. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly update the browsers you are using. Importantly, Do not click any link, because it is just a trap set but hackers, to easily get access to personnel data, but be sure here that Google always tracks you even their management team keep 24/7 surveillance, turn off the recommendation in Google browser this would save you from unauthorized access. Therefore, there is a new feature in Google termed as ‘Google latitude’ through that Google could easily find you whereabouts by way of GPS enabled, so do not allow sharing your location by default. Do not allow any cookies, cookies are to take your information for the websites your visiting.

Disable Instant Search

It is very easy and convenient to be able to search just by entering a few words in place of URL, but it’s definitely not very secure. Anything that is typed is automatically sent to Google. This can be turned off in Menu; you may have enabled Web History option, known as Personalized Search, when you first created your Google account. If so, Google may be maintaining a “personalized” search history for your use.

Don’t Sync the Email Account

This again is extremely convenient but risky. It stores all the sensitive information in Google.  If Auto fill is turned on, it is the same. So, be mindful of what information you feed. Even if this is necessary to do, be sure to switch on the Encrypt.

Switch off Auto fill and Do Not Save Passwords

The same reason as the above two is enough to understand how convenient stuff comes at the cost of security. Saving passwords and other confidential information is literally an invite to hackers and serving them credentials on a plate.

Enable Safe Search filter

We cannot boycott of use of Google, in fact, Google is the main search engine provided with latest options to save clients being hacked, so go to main menu to search for safe search filter and enable, filter explicit filters, and this filter would not allow irrelevant search results. Many a time we search for one thing but there comes a lot, totally irrelevant search results, results and those are just mouse traps, being set by hackers, hackers only would exploit your data do not be afraid enable above mentioned, safe search filter, filter be safe from irrelevant results.

Incognito Window

This is private mode created in Google and other websites; too, Search with this mode would create a temporary session that is kept away from Brower’s main session and data user. Google will keep any search history and will not authorize to deposit so the hackers will not get access you search history.

Mozilla Firefox

The second most used search engine, Mozilla does not track the users at all.

 Configure Privacy Settings

It is obvious why anybody would want to make sure to get the privacy settings fixed. They are under the Privacy Tab.

Choose – Use custom settings for history.

Unselect – Remember my browsing and download history.

Unselect – Remember search a Often browser updates are released to fix recently discovered security holes. Therefore, it is important to always update the browsers you are using. Often browser updates are released to fix recently discovered security holes. Therefore, it is important to always update the browsers you are using. Often browser updates are released to fix recently discovered security holes. Choose the storage option to Keep until I close Firefox.

Select – Clear history when Firefox closes.

Update Firefox- go to menu and click help button and select ‘About Firefox’ see updates for Firefox, this would keep safe from threat.

Keep the flash plugin updated (if installed).

In the Tools menu of Firefox, Tools > Options… > Privacy, you can clear your information with one click of a button. This is especially useful when using a computer in a public location.

Grey padlock- when search a website and the side identity button will be grey, it shows it is safe. Free from any kind of threat.

Grey Padlock with yellow triangle- when the side button identity shows any kind of yellow triangle at the bottom of grey padlock means you are viewing a trap, it is advised to no use that kind of websites.

Red slash over grey padlock- Sometimes a red slash indicts the trap.