With all the different passwords you have to manage, it can be tempting to just let your browser store your passwords for convenience. However, this "convenience" can come at a cost: hackers easily accessing your accounts. If you've been considering using password autofill, it's important to understand the risks that come with it and why it should be avoided.
Why you should avoid password autofill
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The risks of password autofill
Hackers may have found an effective way to track users using a web browser or password manager’s password autofill feature. Here’s how they do it and what you can do to protect yourself.
Why password autofill is so dangerous
Modern web browsers and password managers have a feature that enables usernames and passwords to be automatically entered into a web form.
How can private browsing protect your online privacy?
You may not know it, but some of the websites you visit or apps you download leave a trackable digital footprint. One step you can do to avoid leaving your online behavior exposed to third parties is to use private browsers to surf the internet.
What is private browsing?
Your web browser — whether it’s Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, or Opera — stores the URLs of the sites you visit, cookies that track your activity, passwords you’ve used, and temporary files you’ve downloaded.
Speed hacks for Google Chrome
6 Chrome extensions you should be using
Google Chrome is a fast, light, and versatile web browser that delivers a great experience to its users, so it’s no surprise that it has the biggest market share out of all web browsers in the world. It’s also expandable and customizable, thanks to the thousands of extensions available in the Chrome Web Store.
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Which web browser is the most secure?
Enterprise cybersecurity is a holistic system that involves employing security practices at every level of use. This includes picking out the most secure web browser. Consider the security features of these popular web browsers when picking yours.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge, Windows 10’s current default browser, is an improvement over its predecessor Internet Explorer (IE). Edge is based on the open source Chromium browser, resulting in a powerful and efficient browser that supports Progressive Web Apps and Google Chrome extensions.