Jesse Ruderman, a long time contributor for Firefox and other Mozilla projects, specializing on security topics, has released an article providing tips for a more secure experience with Firefox.

Among his recommendations:

• Set Firefox to automatically install updates.
• Keep plugins such as Flash, QuickTime, Adobe Reader and Shockwave up to date.
• Only download and install software (including extensions) from trustworthy sources.
• Double check the location bar to ensure you are where you are supposed to be. Specially when you are at sites where sensitive data is exchanged like financial sites.
• Use anti-virus software.

The article provides details on these general recommendations and explains some concepts users may want to become familiar to avoid the many threats including data and identity theft. Check it here.