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Browser security is the application of Internet security to web browsers in order to protect networked data and computer systems from breaches of privacy or malware. Security exploits of browsers often use JavaScript , sometimes with cross-site scripting (XSS) with a secondary payload using Adobe Flash .
NoScript (or NoScript Security Suite) is a free and open-source extension for Firefox- and Chromium-based web browsers, [4] written and maintained by Giorgio Maone, [5] a software developer and member of the Mozilla Security Group.
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An example of a physical security measure: a metal lock on the back of a personal computer to prevent hardware tampering. Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer software, systems and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft or damage to hardware, software, or data ...
Firefox is free-libre software, and thus in particular its source code is visible to everyone. This allows anyone to review the code for security vulnerabilities. [18] It also allowed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to give funding for the automated tool Coverity to be run against Firefox code.
Active defense is a strategy performing security measures attacking the potential intruders. The strategy is based on the assumption that a potential intruder under attack has fewer abilities. Examples of this strategy include creating and using lists of trusted networks, devices, and applications, blocking untrusted addresses, and vendor ...
Security as a service : These security services often include authentication, anti-virus, anti-malware/spyware, intrusion detection, penetration testing and security event management, among others. In practice many products in this area will have a mix of these functions, so there will often be some overlap – and many commercial vendors also ...