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By AMSAT Nov 20,2020

Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup

In the outgoing week, reports of APT attacks, flaws in Cisco Webex, launch of security enhancements, and more dominated the cybersecurity landscape.

Here is a brief review of news that stood out in the cyberworld.


Microsoft spotted three APTs that targeted seven Covid-19 vaccine makers

 

Technology giant Microsoft said it had spotted three state-sponsored hacking operations, or APTs, that targeted as many as seven leading companies involved in the research and manufacturing of Covid-19 vaccines.


Zoom introduced security enhancement

 

Videoconferencing app Zoom unveiled the launch of additional security enhancements designed to help meet hosts block Zoombombing attempts and to flag unruly users or participants.

Chinese APT Hackers Attacked Southeast Asian Government Institutions


On Wednesday, cybersecurity experts divulged a targeted spying attack on potential government sector victims in South East Asia that they believe was conducted by a sophisticated Chinese APT group at least since 2018.

Cisco Webex flaws let hackers join meetings as ghost users


Technology giant Cisco said it was planning on fixing three vulnerabilities in the Webex video conferencing app that can let cybercriminals sneak in and join Webex meetings as ghost users. The flaws were revealed earlier this year by security experts from IBM.

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    Application Security Control: Its Features and Benefits

    While a number of cyberattacks have traditionally been quite malicious, carried on by hardcore threat actors, some can be quite subtle, and high-level network visibility may not be sufficient to protect against data breaks and other attacks. Application control, a system intended to distinctively identify traffic from various applications on a network, allows an organization to define and apply highly granular security and network routing procedures based upon the source of a specific traffic flow. Consequently, it can prevent unlawful applications from acting in ways that pose a threat to the organization.

    How Application Control Works


    Application control functions by matching diverse types of network traffic to predefined models. In order for computers to speak to one another, their traffic ought to adhere to certain standards. Once a specific traffic flow is identified as belonging to a certain application, it can be categorized in several ways:


    Type:     Applications could be classified based on their objective, such as teleconferencing systems. This can help to describe the importance of the traffic.


    Security risk level:     Different applications pose different levels of cybersecurity risk. For instance, protocols that carry data, such as email or FTP, may be categorized as high risk because of the potential for data exfiltration. Recognizing traffic security risks can allow a company to implement security controls based upon informed risk evaluations.


    Resource usage:     Some applications are much more resource-driven than others. For instance, videoconferencing applications, which need to livestream both audio and video, may need a large amount of high-speed network bandwidth. Recognizing traffic from applications with high resource usage can help a company optimize network performance.

    Productivity implications:

     Some applications, such as social media apps, have a positive or negative effect on employee efficiency. A company may wish to sieve certain types of traffic on their networks due to this.


    After a network traffic flow has been allocated to a specific application and set of groups, policies can be implemented based upon those assignments. This gives a company a high level of visibility and control over its network infrastructure.

    Features and Advantages of Application Control


    Without application control, a company is restricted to defining policies based on features such as IP addresses and port numbers. While these can help recognize the application producing a traffic flow, there is no assurance of precision.


    With application control, network traffic is recognized by matching packets to recognized models of how different applications’ traffic is designed. This identification is more precise and allows an organization to see the fusion of traffic within their network. This level of visibility can also be implemented in a number of different ways, as follows, and provides numerous benefits to an organization:


    Application-Centric Policies:     Application control enables the execution of security policies specific to application security, allowing an organization to block or restrict different types of application traffic. Moreover, since these policies are built on robust application identification, an organization can enforce automated controls with a higher level of confidence.


    Authentication and Access Control:     Application control distinctly recognizes and applies policies based upon the applications generating traffic. An enterprise can outline policies for specific users and groups that control access to certain resources and confirm input authorization. This allows easy application and enforcement of a zero-trust security model.


    Enhanced Networking:     The aptitude to apply application-centric rules can also improve the performance of the corporate network. Traffic from certain applications can be arranged, ensuring that latency-sensitive Software as a Service (SaaS) applications enjoy high performance, while low-priority types of traffic, such as social media, can be restricted or choked completely.


    Improved Network Visibility:     Application control also gives an organization grainier discernibility into the traffic flowing over its network. Application control helps security teams see the types of application traffic coming over the network all together or between sets of termini, helping identify irregularities, such as a potential data breach under way.

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      Challenges of Managing an Intrusion Detection System (IDS)

      IDS, an acronym for intrusion detection system, monitors network and system traffic for any suspicious activity and sends an alert once any possible threats have been recognized. The latest IDS software evaluates and detect designs indicative of an array of cyberattack types. A workable solution should be able to discover any threats before they fully penetrate the system.

       

      Firewalls and anti-malware programs are only one minor part of an all-inclusive method to security. You need an IDS when a network increases, and unidentified or new devices frequently jump in and out. This software — usually combined with components designed to shield information systems as part of a broader security solution — should be able to capture snapshots of your entire system, using information of possible intrusions to effectively thwart them. A complete security solution also features authorization and authentication access control measures as part of its protection against invasion.

       

      While this is the elementary function and purpose of an IDS, not all programs are created alike. Some allow you to enforce rules, which the program then employs to inform and perform certain actions and tasks, while others do not. Open-source IDS options are also available, which can vary considerably from closed source software, so it’s imperative to appreciate the nuances of an open-source network intrusion detection system before choosing it. The modern IDS software programs may comprise cutting-edge features, making it all the more important to consider the efficiency and output of these highly advanced components to your organization.

      Challenges of Managing an IDS

      There are three key challenges linked with managing intrusion detection software. At the time of choosing your IDS, always opt for a program that are able to reduce or cope with these challenges as much as possible.

      1. Identifying false positives:

        This is probably the key challenge that experts often face when managing an intrusion detection system. False positives can exert pressure on IT teams, who must update their IDS regularly, ensuring it has the required information to spot real threats and differentiate those threats from genuine traffic. This is an endless fight against false positives, which is long and laborious. If the IDS is not state-of-the-art and appropriately modified, which takes a great deal of time in and of itself, then more time is lost dealing with false positives.

        A number of organizations use a secondary assessment platform, like a security incident and event manager, to help them evaluate and examine alerts in a more effective way. In principle, when an IDS causes an alert, it’s sent to the secondary analysis system, which helps cope with the problem of false positives.

      1. Staffing:

        The is the second most pressing issue. Appreciating the background of threats and wary activity is a very significant feature of IDS management. The broader context is changing almost daily, as threat actors strive to keep pace with security software. Moreover, every IDS is executed within the precise context of the business in question. To manage the intricacies of the business-centric context and the broader setting, having access to a well-informed and trained system analyst is very important. The IDS expert will modify the IDS to the context but finding someone who has the credentials and experience to do this efficiently is a difficult undertaking.

      2. Spotting genuine risks:

         False positives can be onerous and unwieldly but missing a genuine threat can be even worse. With an IDS, you should determine the nature of the attack to recognize and avert it. This is often referred to as the “patient zero” problem: someone has to fall sick before you can detect the disease in the future.

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        5 Major Application Security Threats and How They Can be Prevented

        Although cybersecurity experts are typically aware of the most prevalent application security threats, vulnerabilities still exist because organizations, both large and small, tend to have a lackadaisical approach towards taking strong measures to prevent them and ensure security.

         

        Therefore, it’s imperative for developers, security teams, managers and enterprises to make the most of the following roster of known application attack vectors. Organizations, by becoming more security-conscious at every level, can more effectively thwart security incidents that may cost them dearly.

        SQL injection vulnerabilities

        This is arguably among the worst application security threats. SQL injections not only leave sensitive data exposed, but they also enable remote access and control of compromised systems. What makes it all the more damaging is the outsourcing of web application development and hosting, as well as dearth of sufficient constant security testing.

         

        To fight SQL injection, organizations must start by recognizing it. Mitigation requires the right tools and refined vulnerability and penetration testing, while commercial vulnerability scanners and source code analyzers spot application security threats, such as SQL injection. Organizations should, therefore, use several analyzers because no single scanner will expose everything.

        Cross-site scripting attacks

        Cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws are important for successful application threat actors, system administrators and pen testers to comprehend. Not new, XSS vulnerabilities have been abused for more than two decades. Successful XSS attacks allow cybercriminals to steal or create cookies to imitate valid users, which results in using privileged accounts to do everything from changing content to perform remote code execution.

        Buffer overflow attacks

        Often the outcome of bad programming, buffer overflow attacks are a favorite exploit for threat actors. They occur in a specific block of memory or buffer. When a program or process seeks to put in more data than the buffer is designed to hold, it will spill over, allowing attackers to crash, control or adjust the system. Stack-based is the most widespread type of buffer overflow attack. While a majority of commercial applications have patches available to reduce buffer vulnerabilities, applications designed locally are just as vulnerable to buffer overflow.

        CSRF attacks

        A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) takes place when a prowler cloaked as a genuine user attacks a website or application. The threat actor influences an authentic user, who is often ignorant of the attack, into executing unauthorized actions. Users may be tricked into sending HTTP requests, allowing sensitive data to be returned to the threat actor. Possible harm includes customized firewall settings, deceptive financial transactions or email address changes. If the counterfeit victim is an administrator, a CSRF attack can land the entire application in trouble.

         

        CSRF attacks, occasionally known as reverse XSS attacks, are more difficult to prevent than XSS. For one, they are less regular. It can also be hard to bear out whether a user’s HTTP request was deliberate. Security measures to prevent such attacks, for example frequent authentication requests, may be met with user aggravation, while cryptographic tokens can be used to provide relentless verification.

        Broken access control vulnerabilities

        Designed to alleviate risk to an organization, broken access control a security measure that ascertains and regulates which users and processes can view or use resources in a given setting. This type of vulnerability takes place when there is a dearth of or inadequate central access control. Even in situations where organizations are protected against unauthenticated users, cybercriminals can impersonate as a user relied on by the system— for example, when there are lapses in a system’s access control that can result in a attacker’s or malevolent insider’s entry to sensitive data or resources.

         

        Access control must be the top priority of organizations globally. They should increase security by enforcing the principle of least privilege and role-based access control, which restrain user access rights as much as possible for job function. What’s more, enterprises should ensure developers include access control units and devise a rock-hard identity and access management (IAM) framework to manage digital identities.

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          The Challenges of Firewall Management for Strong Protection

          Firewalls, also known as network security devices, are a central element of any organization’s cybersecurity policy. A strong set of perimeter and internal firewalls on a network can help keep potentially harmful traffic out and decelerate the breakout speed of attacks arising from within the network.

          Today, when corporate security has emerged as a head-scratcher for even some of the biggest conglomerates, it’s important to find challenges—and the ways to overcome them—for effective management of firewall for enhanced security.

          The following is a brief list of some of the biggest challenges companies and individuals face in effectively managing firewalls, as well as some solid practices to overcome them:


          Challenge #1: Choosing the Right Firewalls

          Surprisingly, there are several types of firewall architectures to choose from. Many of these architectures are the outcome of building upon previous types of firewalls to enhance the security they provide. The essential sequence of firewalls in order of intricacy and protection goes something like this:


          Packet-Filtering Firewalls.


          The oldest and most rudimentary types of firewalls, they make a superficial check of data packet information such as target and origination addresses, packet type, and port number without opening the packet for closer examination.

           

          Circuit-Level Gateways.


          These basic firewall types tend to provide swift, low-impact authentication of data packets, while checking the transmission control protocol (TCP) handshake to confirm that the session is genuine. It is significant to note that they do not check the packet at all, so malware with a genuine TCP handshake can easily get along.

          Stateful Inspection Firewalls.

          These types of firewalls work as a blend of both packet filtering and circuit-level gateway technology, providing better security than either of the preceding two firewalls alone.


          Application-Level Gateways.

          These firewalls, also known as “proxy firewalls, prevent the data packet from interacting directly with the network. Instead, they examine the packet at the application
          layer before interacting with the network. They comprise the identical protections as a stateful inspection firewall but may also add profound packet inspection to look at the contents of a data packet, potentially recognizing malware code that other firewalls might overlook.

          So, which one of these firewalls should you choose for your organization? There’s no one specific firewall that you should opt for as several organizations use different firewalls and firewall management practices for diverse parts of their network to produce sturdy network segmentation and protection.

           

          In addition, the choice of firewall that you use may also hinge on your organization’s explicit objectives. A firewall management process that works for one organization may not be just as effective as yours.


          Challenge #2: Creating Robust Network Segmentation

          Network segmentation is a major strategy for setting up defense-in-depth against cybercriminals. This also helps slow down attackers, and improve overall data protection. Perhaps one of the biggest benefits of network segmentation is that it makes enforcing a policy of least privilege much easier, while reducing the damage caused by a breach.


          Due to these benefits, it’s important to configure firewall deployments in order to create robust network segmentation. The longer it takes hackers to escaping from one system to another, the more time your cybersecurity specialists have to recognize and prevent the breach. It also means decreasing the total amount of data and number of assets that cybercriminals can access immediately, limiting damage.


          Challenge #3: Blocking unreceptive Traffic without Affecting Genuine Requests


          While firewalls need to block potentially aggressive traffic, they also need to shun hampering valid traffic requests. Or else, it will bode badly for the network’s user experience, causing inconveniences and falling productivity. To offset this, it’s often indispensable to create tailored configurations for firewall settings to let through explicit traffic types while blocking others. Here, having a managed firewall service can help provide the know-how required to configure the firewall for better security and less intervention.

          Challenge #4: Managing Firewall Program Updates


          Since a number of firewall solutions are software-based, they need sporadic updates to their software to close likely flaws and to update their definitions of aggressive traffic. Keeping a firewall up-to-date is one of the most fundamental firewall management measures that organizations need to engage in, but such software updates are still easily missed when worn-out IT departments have other priorities.

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            Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup

            In the outgoing week, reports of security patches, discovery of new ransomware, and phone-based multi-factor authentication dominated the cybersecurity landscape.

             

            Here is a brief review of news that stood out in the cyberworld.


            Security firm discovers Linux version of RansomEXX ransomware

            Security firm Kaspersky found a Linux version of the RansomEXX ransomware, marking the first time a key Windows ransomware strain had been ported to Linux to help in targeted interferences.

            The ransomware had been used in attacks against the Texas Department of Transportation, Konica Minolta, US government contractor Tyler Technologies, Montreal’s public transportation system, and, most lately, against Brazil’s court system (STJ).

            Microsoft released monthly roll-up of security fixes

            Tech giant Microsoft released its monthly roll-up of security fixes known as Patch Tuesday. In November, the software behemoth patched 112 security flaws across an extensive range of products, from Microsoft Edge to the Windows Wallet Service.

            Google patched two more zero-day flaws

            On Wednesday, search engine behemoth Google released Chrome version 86.0.4240.198 to fix two zero-day flaws that were exploited in the wild. These two vulnerabilities marked the fourth and fifth zero-days that the search engine giant fixed in Chrome over the last couple of weeks.


            Microsoft urged users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication

            Microsoft advised users to stop telephone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions like one-time codes sent via SMS and voice calls and instead replace them with newer MFA technologies, like app-based authenticators and security keys.

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              By AMSAT Nov 04,2020

              IT Infrastructure Security & Resiliency Explained

              IT security is not an easy infrastructure to understand. It has many different levels to it and requires a lot of knowledge in different areas to understand how it works. You also need to know that IT infrastructure security consists of different components. Some provide specific functions such as security while others are generally required for the IT operation to go smoothly. In this article, we will explain IT infrastructure security and resiliency so continue reading.

              IT Infrastructure Security

              The security of an IT Infrastructure consists of just firewalls. When we talk about IT security, we are talking about a multi-discipline subject. It requires different skill sets and in-depth knowledge in this area. Let us take a deeper look into what a firewall is and how it works.

              Firewalls

              A firewall is a software created to prevent any harmful data from accessing the computer through the internet. It blocks any kind of data, which it seems dangerous for the computer. The primary function of a firewall is to prevent any kind of unauthorized person or data to access the computer.

              In other words, a firewall is like a bodyguard for your computer. Everyone who owns a computer has a firewall installed in it to prevent his or her computers from harm through the internet. A person who wants a good security system has different layers of protection and normally firewall is the first layer of defense.

              Firewalls are divided into three categories:

              1.      Packet-filtering Firewalls

              This is one of the most basic types of firewalls out there. Their main job is to inspect data packets. They do not let data packets pass that do not meet the criteria of the firewall rules. You can block out different types of information using this firewall by only blocking their IP addresses. They are built into the routers so that they can automatically do their job. They are not that effective as they can only block out IP addresses however, they are very fast and easy to set up to give you some sort of protection from harmful data on the internet.

              2.      Proxy Service Firewalls

              Proxy service firewalls are placed between a network of computers and the internet. As it connects to a network of computers, you do not directly interact with the data on the internet. Using proxy service firewalls first, the data is sent to a network of computers where it checks if the data is safe enough to send to the computer. If it is safe, it is sent to the computer, and if it is not then it is rejected access to the computer. This protects your IP address and does not allow any third-party source to access it without your permission.

              Proxy service firewalls also help you load web pages you frequently visit faster as they already have the data of the web page stored and allow you automatically to enter as they know the website is safe.

              3.      Stateful Inspection Firewalls

              Stateful Inspection firewalls are also called “dynamic packet filtering firewalls.” They combine the features of the packet-filtering firewalls and the proxy service firewalls. They not only scan the information being sent to your computer by the internet but also monitor it so that they are from a legitimate source and no harmful data is being sent to your computer. Stateful Inspection Firewalls allow you to block any kind of data and is not limited to anything.

              IT Infrastructure Resiliency

              Resiliency means to be prepared for any sort of the change in action and be ready to face the consequences, which come with the problem. Resiliency is to be prepared for that problem and learn how to tackle it. There are many different tasks done by companies to be resilient to any sort of problem.

              The most normal problem is when the power goes out. You should always have a backup power generator waiting to be turned on in case of any emergency. You should have a plan for your company for the future so that everything goes smoothly. You should always implement security features, which will protect you from hackers.

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                What Transpired In The World Of Cybersecurity In Past Week?

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                By AMSAT Oct 31, 2020

                What Transpired In The World Of Cybersecurity In Past Week?

                While reports of Emotet attacks, security risks, and more dominated the realm of cybersecurity, the most striking news of the outgoing week was the hacking of US president’s campaign website by the cryptocurrency scammers.  

                 

                Here is a brief review of news that dominated the cyberworld.

                 

                New Emotet attacks sought recipients to upgrade Microsoft Word

                 

                Research observed that Emotet attacks using a new prototype that pretended to be a Microsoft Office message, urging recipients to update their Microsoft Word to add a new feature. Emotet junk messages influenced templates to trick the victims into allowing commands to start the infection.

                 

                Experts divulged new security risks caused by link previews in messaging apps

                 

                Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed new security risks associated with link previews in popular messaging apps that cause the services to leak IP addresses, expose links sent via end-to-end encoded chats, and even pointlessly download gigabytes of data stealthily in the background.

                 

                Hackers broke into Trump’s campaign website

                 

                According to reliable reports, Donald Trump’s campaign website was allegedly hacked by cryptocurrency scammers, just a week before Election Day. However, Trump’s campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said the site was swiftly fixed and no important data was compromised.

                 

                Maze ransomware set to shut down its cybercrime operation

                 

                As per news reports, the Maze cybercrime gang is poised to shut down its operations after rising to become one of the most leading players executing ransomware attacks.

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                  A Detailed Overview of Security Management in the Cloud

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                  By AMSAT Oct 28, 2020

                  Security Management in the Cloud

                  Overview

                  If you are a company looking to get a technological edge over your competitors, cloud computing is something you should never ignore. By virtue of software as a service (SaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), organizations can manage their technology and operations in the cloud, saving time and money while enhancing operational output and growing business capabilities. Nevertheless, managing applications in the cloud also highlights new possible cybersecurity flaws. If you want to protect your business against these threats, you’ll need a strong security management plan for the cloud.

                   

                  Security management in the cloud is a set of plans intended to let a business use cloud applications and networks to their greatest potential while restricting potential threats and flaws. This is often done with several independent strategies, such as:

                   

                  Identifying and evaluating cloud services. First, you ought to spend time recognizing which cloud products and services are being employed in your organization, and which ones might be considered in the future. Afterward, you’ll need to evaluate and review those items, examining their security and potential flaws.

                   

                  Inspecting and fine-tuning native security settings. Within each application, you’ll have complete control of your own secrecy and security settings. It’s on your cloud security team to appreciate which settings are available, and exploit them to provide your organization the highest level of security possible.

                   

                  Encoding data. In several cases, you’ll need to go the extra mile to prevent data loss and preserve data integrity by encoding your data and protecting your connections. It’s your responsibility to allow genuine network traffic and block wary traffic.

                   

                  Managing devices. Cloud applications let you decrease the amount of physical infrastructure you retain, but you and your employees will still be accessing data and services with particular devices. You’ll need some way to manage and supervise those devices to ensure only approved devices can access your data.

                   

                  Dealing with users. Likewise, you’ll need to consider user-level controls. Set up differing levels of user permissions, to limit access to your most appreciated or sensitive information, and change user permissions as essential to let secure access.

                   

                  Reporting. It’s also significant to oversee cloud activity from a high level, and report on that activity so you can better appreciate your risks and continuing operations.

                   

                  Comprehensive Security Management in the Cloud

                  IT and security staff members regularly face trouble handling all these plans at the same time, mostly with the sheer number of cloud applications and services used by a today’s organizations. Large organizations depend on hundreds, and occasionally thousands of diverse cloud-based services, making it almost impossible to easily apply steady security settings or supervise the use of those applications all at once.

                   

                   

                  That’s why it’s significant to employ the use of a complete security management tool, intended for cloud security. With the right platform, you can putatively manage and supervise all your cloud applications and gateways simultaneously, all from one central location.

                   

                  Cloud Email Security

                  When you want to defend your organization against malicious threats and loss of data, email security plays a vital role. With 90pc of hacking attacks starting as email-based attacks, email security must be a top priority for any organization. AMSAT’s Proofpoint email security solution supports cloud, hybrid and on-premise installations with virtual or physical appliances. It provides protection against repetitive threats like spam, viruses, ransomware, phishing and impostor email while also delivering the secure cloud email services an organization needs to respond to new security challenges.

                   

                  AMSAT’s cloud email security technology delivers up-to-date defense while removing the intricacy and cost of on-premises offerings, and delivering flexible and granular email security controls.

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                    How to secure your privacy online

                    By AMSAT Oct 21,2020

                    How to secure your privacy online

                    Worried about how much of your private information is on the internet and prone to being stolen or exploited? Given the fact that today people’s personal information is less secure than it was a few years earlier, with many falling prey to major data breaches, your concern is quite justified and natural. 

                    Online privacy is an important issue facing both individuals and organizations across the globe. However, taking certain measures can help you enhance your online privacy, giving you the much-needed peace of mind.

                    Useful Tips for internet privacy

                    Here are a few effective ways that can help you protect your internet privacy.

                    Limit your personal information on social media

                    The best way to secure your online privacy is to avoid oversharing your personal information. If you post a great deal of information about yourself, a shrewd hacker can find information about your life, and can also gain access to your financial and personal information. Try and limit access to your web page to a small group of people, and avoid posting your personal or financial information on websites that can be accessed by everyone.

                    Browse in incognito or private mode

                    It is best for you to do your web surfing in private mode if you don’t want your computer to save your browsing history. Web browsers today come up with their own versions to ensure privacy and protection. For example, in Chrome, it’s called Incognito Mode; Firefox dubs its setting Private Browsing, and Internet Explorer uses the name InPrivate Browsing. When these modes are turned on while you search, it becomes quite difficult for anyone to trace your browsing history from your computer.

                    However, these browsers are not completely private, as your browsing activity is still visible to your Internet Service Provider (ISP) when incognito or private mode is turned on your system. So, while incognito surfing does have a few advantages, it’s not the only tool available to help you protect your secrecy while online. Anonymous search engines and simulated private networks can boost your online privacy.

                    Use a different search engine

                    Most web surfers ordinarily use Google as their only search engine, but hardly do they know that this may breach their privacy. However, to ensure failsafe privacy, it’s important to use anonymous search engines as they are also capable of blocking ad trackers on the websites you visit.

                    Use a virtual private network (VPN)

                    Some web surfers are completely unaware of the significance of a virtual private network, or VPN, to ensure their privacy. A virtual private network (VPN) provides you absolute confidentiality and secrecy by creating a private network from a public internet connection. It also covers your Internet Protocol (IP) address, making your online actions virtually undetectable. And when you are on a public Wi-Fi at any public place, using a VPN becomes all the more important, as it deters hackers from breaching your online privacy and gaining access to your personal information.

                    Be cautious where you click

                    One of the ways in which cybercriminals make a dent to your online privacy is through phishing attempts. In phishing, swindlers try to lure you into providing important financial or personal information. They often do this by sending fake emails that urge you to click on a link and confirm your financial information to keep your account from being frozen or closed. These emails appear to come from banks, credit card companies, or other financial institutions. Never fall into the trap of such criminals as a bank or financial institution never asks you to provide account or financial information through an email.

                    Secure your mobile devices as well

                    Since a majority of us spend a great deal of our time surfing the net on our smartphones, it is important that we go to any length to ensure our online privacy on them. To this end, ensure to use a password to lock your phone. While it may appear to be a hassle to enter a code every time you want to access your phone’s home screen, this password could offer an additional layer of protection if your smartphone is lost or stolen. Also, ensure that your password is as complex as possible; never use your date of birth, your house number, or any other information criminals may find easy to guess

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