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Noman01
Just a general question? What are the different ways (products/services/or methods) most of any of you use to secure your internet browsing?
Brian Masinick
I typically add an Advertisement blocker, unless the browser or tool I’m using contains an embedded capability with similar protection.
I also log into secured Webmail clients; these days services like Yahoo Mail and Google GMail have something called multi-factor authentication, which means you have to use at least two different mechanisms to improve the assurance that it’s actually the person intended to be using the service.
In addition to these, antiX and some other distributions provide tools and services that prevent known intrusion sites from connecting to any services by blocking IP addresses of the offending locations.
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Brian Masinick
andyprough
I agree with all that Brian said – adblocking (like the built-in adblocking that’s available in antiX) and multi-factor authentication are of prime importance.
I also recommend using the browser extension “noscript” to reduce your chance of exposure to malicious javascript.
sybok
Stratification: you can use different browsers for different tasks tasks.
In my case, it is:
– Mozilla: with add-ons such as ‘noscript’, and (one of the) ad-block add-on(s).
– Other: no add-ons, used only/mostly for internet banking.If you install an add-on such as ‘noscript’, it informs you that you must allow this add-on to read/modify typically everything on every page you browse in order for it to work correctly.
Thus using browser with add-ons for security critical browsing expresses your belief that the add-ons are safe (both regarding the corresponding code and developers securing their account sufficiently to avoid injecting a fraud/malicious code to their web-sites).
punranger
It depends on what you mean by “secure”.
Security as in threat of viruses and malware? I don’t really worry about that when using antiX, except to stay away from shady websites and never ever click ads.
Security as in protecting my personal information from phishing? Two-factor authentication is the most important. Being distrustful may be even more important, but social engineering can be very powerful indeed.
Security as in protecting my personal information from advertisers and web services? I always use adblocking, but I think it is important to separate activities. If I’m searching for information pertaining to my health, I have started using Tor, for example.It’s important to keep in mind that everything we do to increase security, also has the potential to decrease it. Keeping things as simple as possible is sometimes the best way to stay safe, since there’s less of a chance of screwing up. For example, using Tor has tradeoffs. Sure, it helps in thwarting surveillance. But the very fact that you’re using Tor may make you a person of interest. It’s not something I worry about where I live, but the point is that there’s always a tradeoff.
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