To prevent new cookies from being installed and delete existing cookies: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies Firefox To prevent new cookies from being installed: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences To delete exi...
Okay, so cookies can be used to store information on the client and then sent to a server with each request. Information such as the unique identifier of a logged in user. And it is sent in the form of HTTP header. Now imagine someone gets their dirty hands on your precious cookie. S...
Cross-site scripting, commonly known as XSS, is one of the most popular ways to access and manipulate cookie data. Usually, attackers find a page that is vulnerable to XSS injection. By inserting a maliciousscriptinto the page, they can get the page to send them the session cookies of eve...
Most of you have probably heard of the non-biscuit variety of cookies, but might not be sure what they’re for or what to do with them. We have alreadydiscussed web cookies: how they impact your privacy and how to manage them in the website settings. This article however, guides you ...
Educate admin users:Make sure all users with administrative privileges understand the risks of session hijacking and the steps they can take to prevent it. Note: Using outdated versions of browsers can create vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal cookies. Therefore, it’s important to ke...
To prevent Microsoft account password from being stolen and Microsoft account from being disabled. This article provides some useful tips to protect the Microsoft account.1. Set a hard-to-crack password 2. Turn on two-factor authentication 3. Clear Browser history sign-in traces timely 4. Turn...
How to prevent caching Internet Explorer uses proxy server for local IP address Intranet options are enabled automatically Can't display the webpage Nearly 49.7 days trigger timeout events No Internet connectivity if Internet Explorer isn't started Optimize PAC performance Permanent cookies loss after ...
Under the Privacy tab, click on Manage Website Data You can select a website and click on Remove to delete that site’s cookies Or click Remove All to delete all cookies stored in your browserBlock third-party cookies on SafariBy default, Safari blocks third-party cookies with Prevent ...
If you wanted to know how to clear cookies to prevent tracking while browsing, here's how to do it on your computer and smartphone. What's a browser cookie, and how does it work? Packets of information Each website you visit on the internet saves small pieces of information on your web...
Before Internet Explorer version 6SP1, cookies were accessible both to web servers when a browser made a request, and to javascript. In other words, a script running in the browser on a particular website could simply read all cookies that the website had set. ...