Internet browser, search engine and passwords
A programme used to surf the internet
VULNERABILITIES |
- 1.Cookies
- 2.Trackers
ACTION |
- 1.Clear your cookies every time you browse (through your browser’s Preferences > Settings)
- 2.Disable and block third party cookies (Browser > Preferences/Settings > Privacy > Clear Cookies), install the add-on Privacy Badger
- 3.Find out what is tracking you by running an anti-spyware tool (this can also clear cookies - See References “Advanced PC/Laptop Security” for recommended tools)
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- 5.Browser Extensions (see References)
- 6.
A Search Engine is a program that uses keywords a user types into a search field (the search box) to find information on the World Wide Web

VULNERABILITIES |
- 1.Search history is discoverable
- 2.
ACTION |
- 1.If using Google/Yahoo/Bing and other search engines turn off search personalisation (Search Tools > All Results > Verbatim)
- 2.Use HTTPS
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A password is a string of characters used to prove identity and access approval to enter a device, website or network.

VULNERABILITIES |
- 1.Tracking via cell service
- 2.Spyware
- 3.Phishing
- 4.Find My Phone apps
- 5.Internet-enabled apps
- 6.Tracking app
- 7.Mobile (bug)
ACTION |
- 1.Never, ever reuse passwords across sites / services. Use a different, unique, complex generated password for each login.
- 2.
- 3.Change your passwords regularly (monthly is recommended).
- 4.Do not log-in to websites from a link in an email
- 5.Do not trust emails asking for personal information, survey data, or anything else that could reveal information about you, no matter how professional they look
- 6.Two-step verification (see References)

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