Security Survey of Internet Browsers Data Managers

TL;DR

This paper evaluates the security of popular internet browsers by analyzing how they store and protect sensitive user data, comparing current practices to those from 2006, and examining potential vulnerabilities.

Contribution

It provides a comparative analysis of current browser security measures for data storage and access, highlighting improvements and ongoing vulnerabilities since 2006.

Findings

Current browsers store sensitive data in various formats and locations.

Security protections have improved since 2006 but vulnerabilities remain.

Potential attack vectors for accessing user data are identified.

Abstract

The paper analyses current versions of top three used Internet browsers and compare their security levels to a research done in 2006. The security is measured by analyzing how user data is stored. Data recorded during different browsing sessions and by different password management functions it is considered sensitive data. The paper describes how the browser protects the sensitive data and how an attacker or a forensic analyst can access it.