1、In the past few years,the humble web browser has transformed into the primary workspace for employees.With hybrid work and cloud adoption,over 85%of the workday now takes place in a browser using SaaS and web apps.Employees access corporate emails,customer data,and critical applications all through
2、a browser tab often outside the corporate network on home or mobile devices.In fact,90%of organizations allow employees to access corporate data from personal(BYOD)devices,extending work beyond managed endpoints.This shift has unlocked tremendous productivity and flexibility,but it has also expanded
3、 the attack surface to an unprecedented degree.The browser has effectively become the“last mile”of enterprise IT the final interface between users and the internet and adversaries have taken note.Despite massive investments in security tools(from next-gen firewalls to Zero Trust cloud gateways),brow
4、sers remain a glaring blind spot in the security stack.Traditional defenses like Secure Web Gateways(SWGs),Cloud Access Security Brokers(CASBs),Endpoint Detection&Response(EDR),and Data Loss Prevention(DLP)platforms each cover part of the risk,yet gaps persist in that final stretch where users inter
5、act with web content.Attackers are actively exploiting this blind spot:95%of organizations report experiencing a browser-based cyber attack,showing that nearly every company has had threats slip through the cracks via the browser.Whether its a drive-by malware download,a rogue browser extension,or s
6、ensitive data being unintentionally shared through a web app,these incidents underscore an uncomfortable truth the browser is now the biggest unsecured door into the enterprise.Introduction:The New Frontier in Enterprise S|About Francis:Francis Odum is the Founder and CEO of the Software Analyst Cyb