Securing the web browser

The most common application that users use is the web browser; while most modern web browsers have an elevated level of security, there are some challenges related to vulnerabilities. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, which are both built on the Chromium core, have had a tough time relating to a high number of vulnerabilities, as you can see at https://www.cisecurity.org/advisory/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-google-chrome-could-allow-for-arbitrary-code-execution_2022-001.

While both browsers support automatic updates, it often requires a restart of the browser to get the update installed properly. One thing that I have seen from numerous projects is that end users are often quite reluctant to restart the browser; therefore, you also need to implement some features to ensure that those updates are installed.

Another thing that is important to consider for web browsers is extensions. While many extensions can provide more security features such as pop-up...