Disabling the majority of features in a Web browser may be your safest bet to keep malicious hackers at bay, says a U.S.-based IT security watchdog.
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) said in a report released Thursday: "Many Web applications try to enhance your browsing experience by enabling different types of functionality, but this might be unnecessary and may leave you susceptible to being attacked. The IT security group is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
"The safest policy is to disable the majority of those features unless you decide they are necessary," the research team said.
While the exact browser settings differ from one browser to another, most platforms have settings and functions that are enabled by default.
US-CERT recommends that users set the highest security level possible, only enabling features when they are required, and to disable them again after the user is done with the Web site that required the functions.
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