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Browser compartmentalization strategy

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04 May 2019, 09:16 AM
wtg
Browser compartmentalization strategy
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Browser compartmentalization is a privacy technique that is finally gaining mainstream attention. The technique sees users using two or even three browsers on the same computer. However, instead of switching between browsers at random, users of browser compartmentalization dedicate one browser to one type of internet activity, and another browser to another type of internet activity.


https://www.fastcompany.com/90...compartmentalization

Series of articles about privacy on Fast Company:

https://www.fastcompany.com/se...n/the-privacy-divide


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04 May 2019, 09:55 AM
jon-nyc
There are folks on Bogleheads that keep a cheap chrome book around and only use it for their financial accounts - nothing else. The main idea was to reduce the odds that any malware infects the computer they use for finances.


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04 May 2019, 10:01 AM
QuirtEvans
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Originally posted by jon-nyc:
There are folks on Bogleheads that keep a cheap chrome book around and only use it for their financial accounts - nothing else. The main idea was to reduce the odds that any malware infects the computer they use for finances.


That does make some sense. Chromebooks aren't that bad.
04 May 2019, 01:01 PM
Nina
I've been doing that for years, primarily because some of the software I use is/isn't supported by various browsers. I always thought it was a giant pain. Little did I know I was at the forefront of information security practice! Smiler

In the olden days, we had isolated computers (never ever connected to the internet) where we had to do some types of work. It was partially due to virus issues, but mainly due to fears of hacking. I don't know if they're still doing it that way. It always struck me as a good idea for some things.
04 May 2019, 04:36 PM
Matt G.
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Originally posted by Nina:
I've been doing that for years, primarily because some of the software I use is/isn't supported by various browsers. I always thought it was a giant pain. Little did I know I was at the forefront of information security practice! Smiler

In the olden days, we had isolated computers (never ever connected to the internet) where we had to do some types of work. It was partially due to virus issues, but mainly due to fears of hacking. I don't know if they're still doing it that way. It always struck me as a good idea for some things.

Yep, this known in the trade as an "air gap." The idea being that sensitive data could never be directly compromised. The key here, though, is "directly." Too many times, social engineering has led to the release of data behind an air gap. Security is never any better than the people using it.


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04 May 2019, 05:34 PM
Nina
Absolutely. There was one such compromise when someone had their briefcase looked through by security (standard), but had info in a thumb drive in their pocket. And one of my favorites, opponent's lawyer had someone fax something to them while staying at a hotel... back in the fax machine days. The fax machine was sitting up on the check-in counter. Fax came in at the same time that the attorney for the "other guy" happened to be standing next to the open fax machine. Took the fax. Oopsie.