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Improve security of web Browser with stand-alone e-Learning awareness application


Abstract:

We are living in the electronic age where electronic transactions such as e-mail, e-banking, e-commerce, and e-learning etc.. are becoming more and more prominent. To acc...Show More

Abstract:

We are living in the electronic age where electronic transactions such as e-mail, e-banking, e-commerce, and e-learning etc.. are becoming more and more prominent. To access online for this services, web browser is today's almost unique software used. These days' hackers know that browsers are installed into all computers, and can be used to compromise a machine by distributing malware via malicious or hacked websites. Also these sites use JavaScript to manipulate web browsers and can drive user system to failures, each web browsers have features that define theirs behaviors, unfortunately most of users are unwilling to enable or disable this features, because many of them still do not understand even basic security concepts, This paper will briefly describe some specific web browser features misconfiguration and associated risks, also we present an application that will check configuration of selected web browser in order to find all misconfigured features, and propose to student through tailored e-learning awareness program to reconfigure them securely.
Date of Conference: 10-12 May 2012
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 04 October 2012
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Conference Location: Tangiers, Morocco

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