browsers

A race between tech giants is unfolding before our very eyes. Who’ll be the first to transform the browser into an AI assistant app? As you test these new products, be sure to consider their enormous impact on security and privacy.

We explain how cyberattackers intercept cookies, the role of the session ID, and how to keep your cookies from going over to the dark side.

Researchers find 57 potentially dangerous browser extensions in the Chrome Web Store. Here’s why they’re dangerous, and how not to fall victim.

We explore how cybercriminals are targeting IT specialists searching for a popular network scanner, using the Interlock ransomware attack as an example.

Why highlighted links to visited sites can be dangerous, and why a solution was over 20 years in the making.

How to counter new privacy invasions by browser developers

The Tor Browser is a bastion of online anonymity, yet even this tool can’t ensure complete privacy — and here’s why.

In the wake of Google and Facebook, Mozilla has introduced its own technology for replacing third-party cookies: let’s take a look at how privacy-preserving attribution works.

A zero-day vulnerability actively exploited by attackers has been discovered in Internet Explorer — the browser that Microsoft supposedly laid to rest over a year ago.

A new phishing technique uses progressive web apps (PWAs) to mimic browser windows with convincing web addresses to steal passwords.

Every time a browser interacts with an advertising tracker, a program called Googerteller emits a short sound.

How malicious extensions steal cryptocurrency, hijack accounts in games and social networks, manipulate search results, and display intrusive ads.

Methods used by attackers to redirect victims to malicious and phishing sites from seemingly safe URLs.

How attackers use infected archives and malicious browser extensions to steal Facebook Business accounts.

We explore what Google Ad Topics is, how it functions, and how to disable it. Along the way, we discuss the related topics of Google FLoC, Privacy Sandbox, and the demise of third-party cookies.

A few words on why desktop applications based on the Electron framework should be approached with caution.

Some thoughts on what PC software patches should be prioritized and why.

Where to store credentials: browser or password manager? The latter, of course. Here’s why.

A few dozen malicious extensions — with a combined 87 million downloads — discovered in Google’s Chrome Web Store.

In its February update, Microsoft buried Internet Explorer once and for all. Or did it? We investigate what really happened.

Alternatives to Google Chrome that take data privacy more seriously.