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A quick and easy way to make Chrome web browser more secure

@date=2013-03-06
@tags=extensions

A quick and easy way to make Chrome web browser more secure:

Go to this url: chrome://plugins/

and start disabling plugins. The number 1 on your hit list is Java, which accounts for 50% of the security issues in the last year. (source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/us-java-oracle-security-idUSBRE90D10P20130114 )

I also disable a bunch of other things like Flash that I just don't see as necessary in my daily browsing, and can be turned on in a .... flash :P

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/us-java-oracle-security-idUSBRE90D10P20130114