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Or Eshed Published - March 20, 2023

The Dark Side of Enterprise Browsers: Fact-Checking 6 of Their Claims

In 2022 there was tremendous hype around browser security and enterprise browsers. But while they claim to provide “enterprise grade security”, enterprise browsers are actually far from perfect. In fact, they have some critical downsides. What are they and what’s the alternative? In this blog I will distinguish between browser security and enterprise browsers, address […]

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2023 Browser Security Annual Report Reveals Emerging Browsing Risks and Blind Spots that Security Teams Must Address
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2023 Browser Security Annual Report Reveals Emerging Browsing Risks and Blind Spots that Security Teams Must Address

As we spend more time online, the security of our browsers has become increasingly important. Our browsers are the gatekeepers to the vast amount of information available on the internet, and protecting them from threats is crucial to keeping organizations’ data safe. In the “2023 Browser Security Annual Report” (download the full report here), we […]

Or Eshed - March 03, 2023 Read more
Top 5 Browsers – How Secure Are They for Your Business?
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Top 5 Browsers – How Secure Are They for Your Business?

New year, new cyber threats. Experts predict that consumer data will be at high risk this year, and attackers are likely to get it through attacks on large corporations and financial institutions, among others. As you assess your security going into 2023, you’ll want to make sure all the bases are covered, including browser security. […]

Or Eshed - January 01, 2023 Read more
Reputation-based Security is Not Working. What Now?
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Reputation-based Security is Not Working. What Now?

In the past couple of years, we have witnessed unprecedented growth in cyber attacks originating from the web: phishing schemes, social engineering, malware sites and other malicious attacks. One of the main security services offered on the market nowadays for user protection against these threats is reputation-based URL filters. Reputation-based security services determine the security […]

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Mitigate the LastPass Attack Surface in your Environment with the LayerX Free Tool
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Mitigate the LastPass Attack Surface in your Environment with the LayerX Free Tool

The latest breach announced by LastPass is a major cause for concern to security stakeholders. As often occurs, we are at a security limbo – on one hand, as LastPass has noted, users followed LastPass best practices would practically be exposed to zero to extremely low risk. However, saying that password best practices are not […]

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The Rise of Phishing and How to Protect Your Organization From Advanced Attacks
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The Rise of Phishing and How to Protect Your Organization From Advanced Attacks

What is Phishing? Phishing is a type of cybersecurity attack in which malicious actors disguise themselves as a trusted person, website or other entity and interact directly with the victim through messages. The bad actors use these messages to obtain sensitive information or deploy malicious software on the victim’s infrastructure. In an organization, once a phishing […]

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Browser Isolation Out; Browser Security In
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Browser Isolation Out; Browser Security In

With 80% of web attacks being browser-borne, organizations are constantly exposed to various attacks when employees use their browser. These include drive-by downloads, malvertising, malicious code injection, cross site scripting and many others. As a result, organizations are constantly searching for effective ways to protect against web-borne  risks, threats and attacks. Some organizations turn to […]

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Why We Built LayerX: Picking Up Where Legacy Browser Security Fails
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Why We Built LayerX: Picking Up Where Legacy Browser Security Fails

The idea to build a browser security platform has been on my mind for several years. In the last decade, I have seen and experienced the browser security world from both sides of the barricade. First, during my service as an information warfare specialist in the IDF Intelligence directorate, and then in my career as […]

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