Microsoft Edge is getting a major security upgrade, but only if you have the right hardware
CET support will now roll out with Edge version 95
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Browsing the web inMicrosoft Edgewill soon be even safer asMicrosoftis currently in the process of addingIntel’s Control-Flow Enforcement Technology (CET) to itsbrowser.
Microsoft first adoptedCETthrough an implementation known asHardware-enforced Stack Protectionback in March of this year. Hardware-enforced Stack Protection leverages the Intel CET chipset security extension to secure Windows applications from Return-Oriented Programming (ROP), Jump Oriented Programming and other common exploit techniques.
While Edge will soon use CET to provide users with an even safer browsing mode, there is a big catch as you’ll need to be running either anIntel 11th Genor anAMD Zen 3processor to enable this feature.
Control-flow Enforcement Technology
Although CET support was originally intended to ship withversion 94 of Edgein September, according to anew postin the Microsoft 365 Roadmap, this feature has been slightly delayed and will now be arriving in October with the release of Edge version 95.
Organizations that wish to disable CET can do so by changing Image File Execution Options (IFEO) using group policy.
Although many organizations are planning to adopthybrid workpolices, many employees are stillworking from homeand by adding CET support to Edge, Microsoft will help keep workers safe from attacks and exploits designed to be delivered remotely.
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