Browser Security and Privacy for Enhanced Cyber Security

For those of us worried about our browser security, meaning our web browsing being tracked and malicious scripts being executed on our browsers, there are several add-ons to browsers that can help make you more secure and keep your activities private.

• Adblock Plus is a browser security add-on that blocks adverts and popups. It can also stop malvertising infections. Not only that, but it can block advertising and social media trackers.
• Blur has the function to be a password manager and generator. It again helps browser security by blocking trackers and can encrypt data such as passwords.
• Disconnect is another form of tracker blocker. An added advantage of blocking these trackers is websites load faster and consume less bandwidth.
• DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is a tool that as opposed to Google, disables search history and blocks hidden third-party trackers. It also tries to increase browser security by ensuring you use HTTPS over an HTTP site. It also rates many site privacy policies from A-F.
• Ghostery is another ad blocker that does its best to stop your activities from being tracked.
• HTTPS Everywhere rewrites all your HTTP requests to websites as HTTPS instead. This ensures greater browser security by ensuring you are using encrypted communication.
• NoScript allows JavaScript, Flash and other executable content to run only from trusted domains you have chosen. This makes many attacks such as Cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery and clickjacking much harder to execute.
• Privacy Badger is another privacy tool that tries to stop your activities from being tracked.