Security News > 2022 > August > Microsoft tightens Edge security for less visited websites

Microsoft wants to make it safer for Edge users to browse and visit unfamiliar websites by automatically applying stronger security settings.

"With enhanced security mode, Microsoft Edge helps reduce the risk of an attack by automatically applying more conservative security settings on unfamiliar sites and adapts over time as you continue to browse."

With the enhanced security feature, the Basic security level will be the default when the "Enhance your security on the web" browsing mode - which is optional - is enabled in settings.

The Basic setting ensures the user experience on the most popular sites on the web remain intact while adding security mitigations for those sites visited less frequently.

If a user chooses the Strict security level, security features will be added for all sites on the web - those frequently and infrequently visited - and could mean that parts of some sites won't work.

Another security feature will enable users to import data from Google Chrome during Edge's First Run Experience - an annoying feature that occurs when users open Edge for the first time and shows a welcome page with information, tips, and recommended actions for improving their experience with the browser - without having Chrome installed.

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