Microsoft Edge: Building a safer browser

Microsoft Edge Dev Blog ^ | May 11, 2015 | Microsoft Edge Team

[dayglored]

With Microsoft Edge, we want to fundamentally improve security over existing browsers and enable users to confidently experience the web from Windows. We have designed Microsoft Edge to defend users from increasingly sophisticated and prevalent attacks.

This post covers some of the advanced technologies used to protect Microsoft Edge, including industry leading sandboxing, compiler, and memory management techniques developed in close partnership with Windows. Web Security Threats

While the web is predominantly a safe environment, some sites are designed to steal money and personal information. Thieves by nature don’t care about rules, and will use any means to take advantage of victims, most often using trickery or hacking:

• Trickery: in real life, a “con man” will use tricks to take advantage of a victim, e.g. “got two 10s for a 5?” On the web, attackers will try to fool victims using things like “phishing” attacks that convince a user to enter their banking password into a web site that looks like their bank, but isn’t.

• Hacking: in real life, a mugger might assault you and take your money, or a burglar might break into your home and steal your valuables. On the web, attackers present a victim’s browser with malformed content intended to exploit subtle flaws in your browser, or in various extensions your browser uses, such as video decoders. This lets the attacker run their code on the victim’s computer, taking over first their browsing session, and perhaps ultimately the entire computer.

These are threats faced by every browser. Let’s explore how Microsoft Edge addresses these threats and is helping make the web a safer experience.

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[dayglored]

> I hate BHO.

This BHO or this BHO?

Personally I'm not fond of either one.

[stratboy]

Wasn’t trying to dis MS. I have had problems with IE explorer in the past with the kids picking up spyware. Not sure how it is now, but gave up on it around pre 2010. Safari and chrome have done pretty good so far.

[Jonty30]

I can only tell you, and I don’t know if I am atypical or not, that I have had no problems since IE 10. It’s a very good internet browser.

I’m assuming that Microsoft will make the edge even better and more safe.