Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
Edwin has been working in the field of defense manufacturing as a digital architect for a number of years. He has become an expert in a number of modeling platforms including CAD, AutoCAD, and has moved towards 3D modeling with the use of Solidworks.
Topics include: 3D Tech
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
6:30 - 8:00 PM
Mandiant senior threat analyst John Doyle will provide a workshop on the tradecraft cyber adversaries use when they compromise organizations and how to extract intelligence that enables network defenders hunt for the hackers and provides leads to further enrich existing intelligence collection about the group. Using a standalone environment hosting an instance of the FLARE Virtual Machine he examined malware samples from suspected state-sponsored cyber groups.
Radhika graduated from UConn in December of 2018 as a honors student with a degree in Management Information Systems (MIS). She currently works as the Sustainability Program Lead at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Measurement and verification of data is major part of her responsibilities, as she creates a strategic plan to reduce carbon emissions and waste produced by the one million square foot building that sits on the Boston skyline. Her day to day projects also involve exploring emerging building technologies and strategizing on how to best calculate energy metrics to reduce the impact of operations on the environment.
Howard Winston joined the Physics Department in 2014 as an Assistant Professor in Residence at the Waterbury regional campus. Prior to this appointment, he worked at the Schlumberger-Doll Research Center (SDR) in Ridgefield and then at the United Technologies Research Center (UTRC). He obtained his B.S. degree in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1978, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from Brown University in 1980 and 1984, respectively. Since 2019, he has been developing novel forms of mixed reality-based educational technology and currently leads a research project, with collaborators at Salisbury University and Storrs.
Topics include: XReality
Evan graduated from UConn in May of 2019 with a degree in Management Engineering and Manufacturing. He currently supports a suite of custom microcontroller products for a building automation company and has experience in SQL for cleaning and analyzing data.
Usman Ali is a PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut studying Electrical Engineering.
Topics include: Graduate Student Experience / Advice
Topics include: Applied Tech, Graduate Student Experience / Advice
This Coffee Chat presented by Robert Buehler included a brief history of, and introduction to, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.
Andy Maggio is the founder and general manager of D6 VR, a VR-based analysis and collaboration platform designed specifically to enhance insights into complex information sets and communication of those insights. Andy is a former Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, bringing fifteen years of experience in qualitative and quantitative investment research. From 2006 to 2016, Andy was a lead analyst and global economist at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He has a Masters Degree in Economics and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and NYU.
