CHAPTER 7
Securely Surfing the World Wide Web
7.1 INTRODUCTION
For most people, the primary method to check their email, shop online, interact with friends via social networking, and access many other aspects of the Internet is through the World Wide Web (WWW or the web). The common application that is used to access such services on the WWW is the web browser. It therefore makes sense that hackers, cyber thieves, and other people intent on doing harm would target peoples’ common uses of the WWW and the web browser for their wicked purposes. Surfing the web exposes users to attacks like drive-by downloads, in which the simple act of requesting a webpage can result in a malware infection. Actions on the web can also result in the loss ...
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