Microsoft Edge has more features to help limit zero-day exploits

Not only working individually, this new feature is also part of a new browsing mode on Microsoft Edge. This new mode is designed to focus on the security of Microsoft Edge while surfing the web.

"This feature is a huge step forward as it allows us to mitigate the exploitation of unforeseen zero-day vulnerabilities (based on historical trends)," Microsoft said.

"When enabled, this feature provides Hardware-enforced Stack Protection, Arbitrary Code Guard (ACG) and Content Flow Guard (CFG) protection to reduce security risks and thereby increase security for users across the world. web".

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Additional layers of protection against zero-day exploits have been added by Microsoft to Microsoft Edge Beta Chanel 98.0.1108.23.

For testing implementation, administrators can protect users from zero-day exploits by applying the EnhanceSecurityMode, EnhanceSecurityModeBypassListDomains, EnhanceSecurityModeEnforceListDomains, and Windows computers policies.

"These policies also enable critical business websites and applications to continue to function as expected," Microsoft added.

In the release notes of the latest Microsoft Edge Beta, Microsoft also mentioned the addition of an optional password that will allow users to add an additional step of authentication before the saved password is automatically filled in the form. sample on the web.

Before that, Microsoft added to Edge Super Duper Secure Mode. This mode removes Just-In-Time Compilation (JIT) from Edge's V8 processing system, significantly reducing the attack surface that hackers can exploit. Super Duper Secure Mode dramatically improves Edge's security without sacrificing performance.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 18 January 2022