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From this answer about browser security:
time to update if you really care about security
So if every other software and functions I need can work on a 32-bit OS, I guess the only reason for upgrade is browser's security? Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority, when:
- Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate, and
- I can smell fishy websites?
I hope that this is not the overconfidence effect. And I hope that I'm not overconfident that I don't have overconfidence effect.
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From this answer about browser security:
time to update if you really care about security
So if every other software and functions I need can work on a 32-bit OS, I guess the only reason for upgrade is browser's security? Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority, when:
- Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate, and
- I can smell fishy websites?
I hope that this is not the overconfidence effect. And I hope that I'm not overconfident that I don't have overconfidence effect.
tls web-browser
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From this answer about browser security:
time to update if you really care about security
So if every other software and functions I need can work on a 32-bit OS, I guess the only reason for upgrade is browser's security? Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority, when:
- Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate, and
- I can smell fishy websites?
I hope that this is not the overconfidence effect. And I hope that I'm not overconfident that I don't have overconfidence effect.
tls web-browser
asked 29 mins ago
Ooker
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From this answer about browser security:
time to update if you really care about security
So if every other software and functions I need can work on a 32-bit OS, I guess the only reason for upgrade is browser's security? Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority, when:
- Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate, and
- I can smell fishy websites?
I hope that this is not the overconfidence effect. And I hope that I'm not overconfident that I don't have overconfidence effect.
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Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority ...
Because the browser is processing lots of untrusted content from the internet.
Of course, if you use any other programs which does this (like Mail client, maybe Office program, PDF reader) you should keep these updated too since vulnerabilities in these programs are a regular attack vector too.
.. Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate,
A SSL certificate says nothing about the trust you can have in a site. It only protects against sniffing modification of the traffic during transport. A HTTPS site can serve malware as much as a plain HTTP site can do.
Apart from that "Most of the websites" is not the same as "All of the websites".
I can smell fishy websites?
Even if you might be confident in your ability to sniff websites where the URL looks fishy (which might actually be overconfidence) I'm pretty sure that you will not know up-front of a site you visit regularly got hacked and is serving malware (i.e. Watering hole attack) or if it is serving malicious ads which are outside the control of the website itself (i.e. Malvertising).
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Not all the websites you visit have certificates. You can’t smell fishy websites. Certificate doesn’t mean the site isn’t trying to hack you.
The browser is the biggest attack vector against your computer. It will tend to run unvetted JavaScript code at least, and god knows what else. It constantly processes data from untrusted sources.
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Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority ...
Because the browser is processing lots of untrusted content from the internet.
Of course, if you use any other programs which does this (like Mail client, maybe Office program, PDF reader) you should keep these updated too since vulnerabilities in these programs are a regular attack vector too.
.. Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate,
A SSL certificate says nothing about the trust you can have in a site. It only protects against sniffing modification of the traffic during transport. A HTTPS site can serve malware as much as a plain HTTP site can do.
Apart from that "Most of the websites" is not the same as "All of the websites".
I can smell fishy websites?
Even if you might be confident in your ability to sniff websites where the URL looks fishy (which might actually be overconfidence) I'm pretty sure that you will not know up-front of a site you visit regularly got hacked and is serving malware (i.e. Watering hole attack) or if it is serving malicious ads which are outside the control of the website itself (i.e. Malvertising).
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Steffen Ullrich
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Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority ...
Because the browser is processing lots of untrusted content from the internet.
Of course, if you use any other programs which does this (like Mail client, maybe Office program, PDF reader) you should keep these updated too since vulnerabilities in these programs are a regular attack vector too.
.. Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate,
A SSL certificate says nothing about the trust you can have in a site. It only protects against sniffing modification of the traffic during transport. A HTTPS site can serve malware as much as a plain HTTP site can do.
Apart from that "Most of the websites" is not the same as "All of the websites".
I can smell fishy websites?
Even if you might be confident in your ability to sniff websites where the URL looks fishy (which might actually be overconfidence) I'm pretty sure that you will not know up-front of a site you visit regularly got hacked and is serving malware (i.e. Watering hole attack) or if it is serving malicious ads which are outside the control of the website itself (i.e. Malvertising).
answered 16 mins ago
Steffen Ullrich
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Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority ...
Because the browser is processing lots of untrusted content from the internet.
Of course, if you use any other programs which does this (like Mail client, maybe Office program, PDF reader) you should keep these updated too since vulnerabilities in these programs are a regular attack vector too.
.. Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate,
A SSL certificate says nothing about the trust you can have in a site. It only protects against sniffing modification of the traffic during transport. A HTTPS site can serve malware as much as a plain HTTP site can do.
Apart from that "Most of the websites" is not the same as "All of the websites".
I can smell fishy websites?
Even if you might be confident in your ability to sniff websites where the URL looks fishy (which might actually be overconfidence) I'm pretty sure that you will not know up-front of a site you visit regularly got hacked and is serving malware (i.e. Watering hole attack) or if it is serving malicious ads which are outside the control of the website itself (i.e. Malvertising).
answered 16 mins ago
Steffen Ullrich
106k10177245
Can you explain why browser security should be placed on the top priority ...
Because the browser is processing lots of untrusted content from the internet.
Of course, if you use any other programs which does this (like Mail client, maybe Office program, PDF reader) you should keep these updated too since vulnerabilities in these programs are a regular attack vector too.
.. Most of the websites I visit have SSL certificate,
A SSL certificate says nothing about the trust you can have in a site. It only protects against sniffing modification of the traffic during transport. A HTTPS site can serve malware as much as a plain HTTP site can do.
Apart from that "Most of the websites" is not the same as "All of the websites".
I can smell fishy websites?
Even if you might be confident in your ability to sniff websites where the URL looks fishy (which might actually be overconfidence) I'm pretty sure that you will not know up-front of a site you visit regularly got hacked and is serving malware (i.e. Watering hole attack) or if it is serving malicious ads which are outside the control of the website itself (i.e. Malvertising).
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Not all the websites you visit have certificates. You can’t smell fishy websites. Certificate doesn’t mean the site isn’t trying to hack you.
The browser is the biggest attack vector against your computer. It will tend to run unvetted JavaScript code at least, and god knows what else. It constantly processes data from untrusted sources.
answered 13 mins ago
gnasher729
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Not all the websites you visit have certificates. You can’t smell fishy websites. Certificate doesn’t mean the site isn’t trying to hack you.
The browser is the biggest attack vector against your computer. It will tend to run unvetted JavaScript code at least, and god knows what else. It constantly processes data from untrusted sources.
answered 13 mins ago
gnasher729
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Not all the websites you visit have certificates. You can’t smell fishy websites. Certificate doesn’t mean the site isn’t trying to hack you.
The browser is the biggest attack vector against your computer. It will tend to run unvetted JavaScript code at least, and god knows what else. It constantly processes data from untrusted sources.
answered 13 mins ago
gnasher729
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Not all the websites you visit have certificates. You can’t smell fishy websites. Certificate doesn’t mean the site isn’t trying to hack you.
The browser is the biggest attack vector against your computer. It will tend to run unvetted JavaScript code at least, and god knows what else. It constantly processes data from untrusted sources.
answered 13 mins ago
gnasher729
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answered 13 mins ago
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