Η Microsoft announced in an interview on Ignite 2016 that their new web browser, Edge, available exclusively for Windows 10, will be equipped with an extra level of security.
The application will use virtualization to isolate threats and run web sites and web applications in a safe environment. The new feature is called “Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge“. It uses a lightweight virtual machine to provide greater security to the browser and to isolate it from its surroundings.
Behind this new feature is a new technology called Virtualization-Based Security (VBS). It is powered by Hyper-V, which acts as a lightweight virtual machine. Microsoft claims that with the new feature it will not allow to hacker να αποκτήσει πρόσβαση σε ευαίσθητα δεδομένα αρκεί ο χρήστης να χρησιμοποιεί Εdge.
Windows Defender Application Guard for Microsoft Edge provides a number of key Windows features to a VM available for the browser. This is a minimalist VM that includes only the necessary features and components required by the browser to function properly. According to Microsoft, this further reduces the risks of an attack.
Αν ο χρήστης χρειάζεται κάτι που δεν ταιριάζει στο νέο τρόπο λειτουργίας ασφαλείας για Edge, μπορεί να σηματοδοτήσει μια ιστοσελίδα ως “αξιόπιστης”. Αυτό θα επιτρέψει το πρόγραμμα περιήγησης για να παρακάμψει την ασφάλεια και να εκτελέσει τη σχετική διαδικασία, όπως ένα κανονικό πρόγραμμα με το σύνολο των δικαιωμάτων που διατίθενται από το λειτουργικό system.
This feature is limited to Edge only. Technology will not be available for third-party applications. In the future, Microsoft could extend this protection to other applications, but only to embedded Windows applications.
Windows Defender Application Guard will initially only be available for Windows 10 Enterprise. It is not clear when it will be accessible to users of other editions.
See a related Microsoft video below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McP8ZGAInwI
