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| Microsoft Edge will soon be more secure |
The Microsoft Edge Vulnerability Research team is developing a new mode called Super Duper Secure to make the browser more secure.
This mode is still in the experimental stage. However, it can be difficult for attackers to exploit Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities by turning off some improvements.
To make the browser more secure, this mode disables one of the functions of the browser's JavaScript engine designed to speed up the execution of website code.
This technique is called just-in-time compilation or JIT compilation. Although they can help improve performance, they are very complex. This allows vulnerabilities to be easily compromised, leading to security holes.
Microsoft referred to the analysis by the Mozilla Foundation. This shows that, as of 2018, more than half of Google's browser exploits are related to instant aggregation technology.
There are also concerns that disabling technologies designed to make most modern websites run faster could affect performance.
One blog post indicated that disabling the instant compilation technology can significantly reduce JavaScript performance. But the team said people would not notice such a huge difference.
The company's team indicated that they plan to make the mode smart by turning it on and off for risk-based protection or the consumption of site resources.
Microsoft Edge gets better security
Beta mode appears to be in its early stages as the team wanted to enable some features but didn't enable it as it doesn't work on all browser-based platforms.
The team said: There are several technical challenges that must be overcome before this feature is rolled out. It's an exciting job, though.
Since the browser is now based on Chromium, it uses the same JavaScript engine as Google Chrome. If you succeed through Microsoft Edge, other browsers can take over this functionality.
As for the name of the situation, Jonathan Norman, head of vulnerability research, said it needs to be changed at some point. This is partly because it is difficult to explain how safe things with that name are.