Chapter 9- Application Security

Question 1

What are the things you can do to secure your browser?

Answer 1

1. Implement Policies- create and implement web browsing policies as an administrative control or technical control.
2. Train Your Users- user training will prevent many issues inside your organization.
3. Use Proxy & Content Filter- proxies cache the website to reduce requests and bandwidth usage. Content filters can be used to black list specific websites or entire categories of sites.
4. Prevent Malicious Code- configure your browsers to prevent ActiveX controls, Java applets, JavaScript, Flash, and other active content.

Question 2

Text files placed on a client’s computer to store information about the user’s browsing habits, credentials, and other data.

Answer 2

Cookies

Question 3

What are the two types of cookies?

Answer 3

Tracking and Session Cookies

Question 4

is usually used by spyware to gather details on you, what websites you go to, how long, and what type of things you click on.

Answer 4

Tracking Cookies

Question 5

are used to keep tack of users, their preferences, and the things that being put into their shopping cart. This is being used not as much to track you, but instead to maintain the connection between you and the server.

Answer 5

Session Cookie

Question 6

Also known as Flash cookies, they are stored in your windows user profile under the Flash folder inside of your AppData folder.

Answer 6

Locally Shared Object (LSO)

Question 7

Smaller browser extensions and plugins that provide additional functionality to the browser.

Answer 7

Add-Ons

Question 8

Browser configuration and settings for numerous options such as SSL/TLS settings, local storage/cache size, browsing history, and much more.

Answer 8

Advanced Security Options

Question 9

Prevents unauthorized access and avoids user error in the form of accidental changes.