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Microsoft Edge 92 Directs Users To HTTPS Secure Sites

Microsoft Edge 92 Directs Users To HTTPS Secure Sites

Microsoft Edge 92 Directs Users To HTTPS Secure Sites and if you’re a Microsoft Edge 92 user, be aware. Beginning in July, with the release of Edge 92, the browser will automatically redirect users to a secure HTTPS connection any time they visit a website via the HTTP protocol.

Microsoft is not alone in this, and in fact, is coming a bit late to the party. Chrome 90, released earlier this month, already does the same thing as does Firefox 83.

All of this results from a response from several high-profile men in the middle attacks last year. Those attacks saw hackers taking advantage of the fact that traffic via HTTP is insecure and can intercept. When those attacks occurred, browser vendors sprang into action and began devising plans to better protect users. The default to HTTPS was the solution that the major players in the browser market settled on. Since then, all the browser makers have been marching toward that goal.

Bigger Drama on the Web

This is part of a larger drama playing out on the web since its earliest days. Hackers find a new exploit, and software vendors and security experts rush to patch it to prevent abuse. Then, the hackers move onto another newly discovered weakness, and the cycle continues.

Although the default to HTTPS for Microsoft Edge 92 which directs user to use HTTPS is an unquestioned good, it’s just a matter of time before some new exploit makes its way into the headlines. Then, the cycle will repeat.

Even so, kudos to Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Apple, and all the other browser vendors fight the good fight and work hard to keep their users secure. IT security professionals have plenty on their plates and no shortage of things to worry about, but it is nice anytime one of those concerns gets removed from the board altogether.

May 13, 2021 Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: HTTPS, Microsoft edge, Microsoft Edge 92

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