The German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, or BSI) has just finished auditing five major desktop web browsers. AFP PHOTO/JOSEP LAGO (Photo credit should read JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images) 2013 AFPThe audit comes hot on the heels of the BSI’s publication of guidelines for modern, secure web browsers. Under the BSI’s guidelines, a truly secure browser has to support up-to-date technologies like TLS, HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), Same Origin Policy and Content Security Policy (CSP) 2.0. Firefox is the only one of the five browsers to support a true master password (here’s how to set one if you’re a Firefox user). Although Google Chrome has stormed its way to the number one spot, Firefox remains the number two browser in the country.

Source: Forbes October 23, 2019 15:45 UTC