New Sandboxing Approach in Web Browser Increases Security

February 25, 2020 • by Marc Airhart

A powerful new approach to securing web browsers, using a tool called WebAssembly, is getting its first real-world application in the Firefox browser.

Portrait of a man in glasses with a beard

Hovav Schacham and his team have developed a new way to protect web browsers from hackers using a tool called WebAssembly. Credit: University of Texas at Austin.


Share