Lion Cipher Lab
Secure your web browser
- Foundations
- Beginner
- ~30-45 min
- Free · no account required
Why it matters
Your browser is the single program you use to touch almost everything online -- your email, your bank, your work, your shopping. That also makes it the place most attacks land: a fake link, a booby-trapped download, a tracker following you from site to site, or a rogue extension quietly reading every page you open. The good news is that modern browsers already contain strong protections; most are just a settings menu away, and a few are not on by default. This lab walks you, in one sitting, through the handful that move the needle most: keeping the browser updated, pruning extensions down to…
What you'll learn
- browser security
- browser privacy settings
- reviewing and pruning extensions
- Safe Browsing / Enhanced protection
- blocking third-party cookies and trackers
- HTTPS-only mode
- managing site permissions
- using a password manager
- content blockers
- safe browsing habits
Steps in this lab
- Why the browser is where the fight is
- Keep the browser updating itself
- Prune your extensions down to a trusted few
- Switch on Safe Browsing / phishing and malware protection
- Tighten privacy: block third-party cookies, trackers, and force HTTPS
- Take back your site permissions
- Let a password manager remember your logins, and consider a content blocker
- The honest part: settings help, habits protect