Firefox security extensions

Recommendation time. Here are a few useful Firefox security extensions...

Noscript - Blocks harmful scripts and objects including javascript, Flash, Java, Silverlight, even iframes and frames if you want! You can set the level of protection you want and then allow or deny scripts on a per domain basis, either temporarily or permanently.

CookieSafe - Similar to Noscript except for cookies rather than scripts.

KeyScrambler Personal - Encrypts keystrokes when entering text in web forms etc. to protect against keyloggers. You can also install a plugin for Internet Explorer at the same time although this requires a system restart. The default setting for Firefox is for an overlay bar showing your encrypted keystrokes as you type but you can turn this off and just have the icon in the task bar or nothing at all.

Adblock Plus - Whitelist based banner ad blocking.

I know there's a temptation to think, "Is all this security really necessary?" Well, I'd rather be too careful and have to jump through a few more hoops while browsing the web than not be careful enough and end up regretting it!