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Microsoft Edge will automatically redirect users to a secure HTTPS connection when visiting websites using the HTTP protocol, starting with version 92, coming in late July. By default, this new option will allow Edge users to switch from HTTP to HTTPS on websites that are likely to support the more secure protocol.
Microsoft has disabled Google's controversial FLoC browser-based tracking feature in their Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. This month, Google began testing a new tracking platform called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, that places users in anonymous buckets, or cohorts, based on their interest and browsing behavior.
Microsoft Edge's update server is suffering a worldwide outage preventing users from updating to the newly released version 90 of the web browser. In tests conducted by BleepingComputer just now, the update server still has problems, as shown below.
Microsoft Edge's new child-friendly 'Kids Mode' is now generally available and has begun rolling out to users in the USA. In February, Microsoft announced a new child-friendly Kids Mode designed for children between the ages of 5-8 and 9-12 that provides a safe environment for children to browse the web and consume family-friendly content. What is nice about Microsoft Edge's Kids Mode is that you do not have to set up parental controls, install software on different devices, or deal with a lengthy configuration.
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company announced an expansive set of cross-portfolio edge-to-cloud security integrations for Aruba ESP. The new advancements include the integration of the ClearPass Policy Manager secure network access control platform with the Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform, formerly Silver Peak, the integration of Aruba Threat Defense with the EdgeConnect platform, and the expansion of the Aruba ESP multivendor security partner ecosystem, providing enterprise customers with the freedom to deploy, cloud-delivered secure access service edge security components of their choice. Since IoT devices are agentless, IT departments cannot install security clients or redirect device traffic to cloud security services; therefore, zero trust security must be applied at the WAN edge.
ID R&D announced that its passive facial liveness detection product, IDLive Face, now runs on the NVIDIA Jetson XavierNX. The small form factor system-on-module supports multiple AI neural networks running in parallel and trillions of operations per second, resulting in faster processing and lower hardware costs when deploying face biometrics with liveness detection on embedded IoT and edge computing systems. Support for IDLive Face on Jetson Xavier NX mitigates size, power, and cost constraints that have limited the ability to deploy and scale face biometrics in standalone devices.
Microsoft has confirmed that today's release of mandatory Patch Tuesday updates will automatically remove Edge Legacy and replace it with the new Chromium-based Edge. In older versions of Windows 10, users who wished to use it could download it from the Microsoft Edge site or wait for the mandatory Windows Update.
A security researcher has dropped a zero-day remote code execution vulnerability on Twitter that works on the current version of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. While Agarwal states that the vulnerability is fixed in the latest version of the V8 JavaScript engine, it is not clear when Google will roll out the Google Chrome.
Securiti announced participation from Cisco Investments in its latest round of funding. The company plans to work with Cisco and help their customers solve the challenge of multicloud and edge security, privacy and compliance.
The annual Pwn2Own contest features live hacking where top cybersecurity researchers duke it out under time pressure for huge cash prizes. Pwn2Own is a bug bounty program with a twist.