Network and Information Security
Security Skills
To protect your personal privacy and information security, it is recommended that you regularly clear your browser cache. The following brief guide will assist you in clearing the cache on various devices and browsers:
- Chrome browser: For all operating systems
- Edge browser: For Windows systems
- Firefox browser: For all operating systems
- Safari for Mac: For Mac OS
- Safari for iOS: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
- After clearing the cache, make sure to completely close and reopen your browser to resolve any potential website issues. On Windows systems, close all browser windows; on macOS, quit the browser using the Command-Q shortcut. This ensures that the settings take effect and that the websites you visit are in their most up-to-date state.
Chrome
- Click the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the browser.
- Choose Clear Browsing Data.
- Choose the time range All Time (recommended) or lesser time frame in the "Clear the Following Items From" field.
- Select all items (recommended), including Browsing History, Cookies and Other Site Data, and Cached Images and Files.
- Click Clear Data.
Edge
- Click the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner of the browser.
- Choose Settings,then choose Privacy, Search and Service.
- Under Clear Browsing Data, click Choose What to Clear.
- Select the items you wish to clear (e.g., Browsing History, Cookies and Saves Website Date, Cached Data and Files, Downloaded History and Form Data).
- Click Clear.
Firefox
- Click the menu button (three horizontal lines or dots) in the upper-right corner of the browser.
- Select Settings, and then click Privacy & Security from the left-hand menu.
- Scroll down to the Cookies and Site Data section and click Clear Data.
- Choose to clear Cached Web Content or both Cookies and Website Data, confirm your selection, and click Clear.
Safari for Mac
- Click the Safari menu, then Clear History.
- In the Clear field choose All History.
- Click Clear History.
Mobile Safari for iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
To clear cache and cookies:
- From the home screen, Select Settings > Safari.
- At the bottom of Safari's settings screen, Select Clear cookies and data or Clear Cookies and Clear Cache.
- Confirm when prompted.
To clear history:
- From the home screen, tap Safari.
- At the bottom of the screen, tap the Bookmarks icon.
- In the lower left, tap Clear.
- Tap Clear History.