Super Duper Secure Mode – also known as SDSM – helps to mitigate against browser attacks by disabling the Just-In-Time component in V8, a technology linked a large number of security vulnerabilities in recent years.

Read more of the latest browser security news Norman revealed on Twitter last night (November 22) that the feature has been rolled out “secretly” in the latest version. The feature was first mentioned back in August, in a blog post by Edge’s vulnerability research lead, Johnathan Norman. Microsoft has unveiled a ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ in the latest version of Edge browser, offering users greater protection against common vulnerabilities. Computers getting automatic Windows updates received the latest iteration mentioned above on April 13, 2021, as part of a monthly security update (if not installed it before that date).Browser goes further to protect against bugs by disabling JIT When the Chromium-based version of Edge came out, the version shipped with Windows 10 was rebranded to Microsoft Edge Legacy. It was officially announced on April 29, 2015. Support for Firefox and Chrome add-ons.Ĭodenamed ' Spartan,' the first version of Microsoft Edge was an Internet browser introduced with Microsoft Windows 10 to replace Internet Explorer.Support for 'inking' or the ability to write on a web page.More modern, lightweight, and reduced resource consumption.Microsoft Edge can also be used on Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, and is available through the Windows update process and by direct download from the Microsoft Edge download page. The new Microsoft Edge is more lightweight than the original browser and has improved performance.

Consequently, it shares many features and menu options with Chrome, but has a different overall structure and aesthetic.

This open-source version of the browser (which now ships with Windows 10 and 11) uses the source code from Chromium, the open-source version of Google Chrome. Originally code-named ' Anaheim,' the current iteration of Microsoft Edge was released in January 2020.

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