Windows 10: Microsoft: Edge so secure they don't need EMET anti zero-day shield

Read more: Microsoft: Windows 10, Edge so secure they don't need our EMET anti zero-day shield | ZDNet


See also: Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) for Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

Edge of course replacing IE entirely was still designed primarily for use on devices where the OS is embedded with touchscreen deployed. It still lacks not security wise but for user wise for a default browser for the desktop platform MS has veered away from in the last few versions.

Here having added on a list of browsers I still have yet to find the absolute one that I can count on for every day usage while the 3rd party protections employed suffice on actually blocking out most threats with the built in web filtering. Will Edge eventually be further developed into a more suitable user friendly browser has yet to be seen.

:)

 

Free upgrade to Windows 10

Why have you deleted my comments in your response? What are you trying to hire? Do what I'm doing... be honest!

 

windows 10 anti-virus / malware protection

I've recently installed windows 10.

Any advice on additional security to run alongside windows defender?

My own googling seems to all come back to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware / Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit / Microsoft EMET. Do I need all 3 of these?

Any help much appreciated

 

Only recently installed, good to know that W10 with increased security inbuilt makes this app redundant.
Seems an awful waste of resources M$ bringing it out of beta, then stating there is no need using this O/S.
As no longer necessary shall uninstall, nevertheless thanks Brink for the update.

 

Edge Browser I have used from the first day I installed windows 10 on all my systems,
Not once have I had any trouble browsing with it, on any of the forums or sites I visit.
I don't use any of the other browsers others have listed

 

It is still useful if you have 3rd party apps though.

Source

 

That's simply your preference there however as many simply do not like Edge regardless of the reliability or security it may be bringing in with it. The design is more or less to browse the web in a form of virtual environment as far as isolating the web from the system it is running on.

IE on the other hand while seriously outdated as most would immediately agree is often still being required. It kind of puts a Catch 22 onto things since Edge is intended to replace IE once and for all.

 

I would like to see to some independent assessment of the security robustness of Edge. I don't entirely trust MS software engineering given all the initial problems with Windows 10.

 

Any version when first out will see bugs just as any new software will end up needing patches as times goes along. That's the reality in the Software world. With Edge MS simply slapped that into 10 without having seen any real word about it being in beta before 10 for those running 8 or 8.1 even 7 to try out. Like 8 thrust the unfinished dual platform OS into the game while stripping down the features people were expecting didn't go over well!

As for 3rd party assessment you can be sure over time there will a number of blogs to be seen. MS is also reporting 10 as being the second most used OS globally next to 7's #1 spot. Yet the 10 app that returned and was just caught trying to get onto the main build as well report 110million while other reports boast over 200million?

 

Some of the reasons why you 'don't need EMET' with Windows 10 seem to rely on hardware features.

So while a brand-new computer sold with Windows 10 might have 'Device Guard' for instance, an older computer upgraded to Windows 10 won't, and therefore would be less secure.

For these older computers (which I'm sure many of us are running) I guess EMET still has a role?

Having said all that, I must admit I didn't realise Edge had extra security over IE - I'd be a little more likely to recommend Edge to friends now.

 

Couldn't agree more. An adblocker add-on would push me to start using, as well a more intuitive bookmark menu allowing drag and drop w/o going to Settings. I do find it faster on some sites that I frequent but not all.

 

This says it for me as well. Can't imagine using a browser that didn't stop ads.

 

EMET will play a role on older systems no doubt if the existing security isn't there to start with. A good av software that includes a firewall and features it's own form of web guard as far as filtering out sites with maliicious or suspicious coding will veer most away from the negatives. In fact the web filtering here tends to go further then desired at times and why I label it the "Overprotective Nanny"! *Roflmao2

Anything MS came out with newer then IE having been around since Legacy-9x would have to offer a higher degree of security to even be worth a look at. While having come up from Dos/3.1 onto 9x days I wasn't even online until 98SE and then able to support dsl not dial-up! Can you imagine see IE 4 as your default browser in 10? *Eek "Egads!" Wouldn't work out now would it?

Even with IE 12(if that was to be the next version that is) came with 10 you would be asking "What's this? Antiquated. unsecure,, still too easily compromised, etc." compared to a new approach. And also why open source browsers tend to draw the crowds! IE 6 was the one that made the big splash for IE being a large security hole while it tool this long for MS to realize a new approach was needed?! Edge brings in a large bubble to browse in without all the worry.

Yet the main gripes with Edge with this new design is how awkward it can be at first sight no longer seeing the right click options for the menu bar, Favorites bar, Navigation bar, customize. Instead you have to click on the right button over to the right side to open one screen and hit another button to bring another and even at times scroll that for the 3rrd? I guess you could call that the compromise necessary for the higher security level by making things a bit more complex for the typical user?! Convenience or Security your pick!