Cookies are stored in user browsers by websites and are typically used to track a single user or to retain the information needed between sessions. In this video, learn about the security and privacy risks associated with cookies and locally stored objects.
- [Instructor] You may already be familiar with web cookies.…These are small pieces of content…that can track users between website visits…and across different websites.…Understanding the uses of cookies…and how to move them from a system is a critical task…for privacy minded security administrators.…Cookies are stored in user browsers by websites…and are typically used to track a single user…or to retain information needed between web sessions.…There are some privacy risks associated with cookies.…
This is especially true when a cookie is used…to track activity across multiple websites.…The tracking might be theoretically anonymous…but as soon as you provide your name to just one…of the websites using the same tracking cookie,…you activity across all…of those websites becomes deanonymized.…This is a particular concern with cookies belonging…to advertising networks…that are used across a large number of sites.…Fortunately, the user has a high degree…of control over the use of cookies.…
Let's look at how you can control cookies in Google Chrome.…
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5/11/2018This course—along with the others in this nine-part series—prepare you for the CISSP exam and provide you with a solid foundation for a career in information security.
Find the companion study books at the Sybex test prep site and review the complete CISSP Body of Knowledge at https://www.isc2.org/cissp-domains/default.aspx.
- Software development methodologies
- Operation, maintenance, and change management
- DevOps
- Cross-site scripting
- Preventing SQL injection
- Overflow attacks
- Malicious add-ons
- Secure coding practices
- Code signing
- Risk analysis and mitigation
- Software testing
- Acquired software
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