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Microsoft Is Confident In Security of Edge Browser

Posted by timothy on from the way-out-there-man dept.

jones_supa writes: It's no secret that Internet Explorer has always been criticized for its poor security, so with the Edge web browser (previously known as Spartan), Microsoft is trying to tackle this problem more effectively and make sure that users consider it at least as good as Chrome and Firefox. In a blog post, Microsoft details the security enhancements available in Edge, pointing out that most of the changes it made to the new browser make it much more secure than Internet Explorer. There is more protection against trickery, app containers are used as the sandbox mechanism, and protection against memory corruption is better. Old, insecure plugin interfaces are not supported at all: VML, VBScript, Toolbars, BHOs, and ActiveX are all nuked from the orbit.

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  1. Talk the talk, but doesn't walk the walk... by QuietLagoon · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Microsoft always talks big about security, but time shows that it is just talk.

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    Remember when Microsoft declared the buffer overflow bugs were eliminated from Windows XP?

  2. Possibilities by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Microsoft is always confident.

    But as a long time hater of Redmond products, am I sensing some sort of sea change?

    It's just within the realm of possibilities that the Ballmer days of "When I want your opinion, I'll tell you what it is," are over? In more than just name?

    I intend to give them a chance here, maybe its the same old Microsoft. Maybe not.

    --
    The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
  3. Re: How hard will this break Corp Intranet apps? by VTBlue · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Not true. Microsoft has thought this scenario true thoroughly. Corporations can configure Windows to only launch IE whitelisted domains or sites. This way organizations can default to Edge for general usage while whitelisting legacy apps or apps that have legacy headers.

  4. Re: How hard will this break Corp Intranet apps? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    So, all I have to do in order to break these systems is to include the legacy compatibility headers? Then users who think they're using Edge will actually use IE 11? Fantastic.