We’re proud to share that LayerX has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in not one, but two pivotal Gartner categories: Secure Enterprise Browsers and AI Usage Control. This recognition, published across five separate 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle reports, underscores something we’ve known all along: securing the browser is the only scalable way to protect enterprise data in the age of AI.

And here’s the kicker: LayerX is the only browser security vendor mentioned in both categories.

This dual recognition speaks volumes about where enterprise security is headed—and why LayerX’s unique approach is resonating.

The Browser Is Now the AI Interface

Your team doesn’t need to install AI tools anymore. They live in the browser now. From Microsoft Copilot to Google Gemini to embedded LLMs in everyday SaaS apps, AI is no longer something users go out of their way to use. It’s already here, integrated directly into how we browse, work, and decide.

And the trend is only accelerating.

We’re entering an era of AI-native browsers – Perplexity’s Comet, The Browser Company’s Dia, and likely soon, a browser from OpenAI. These are designed from the ground up to be intelligent, conversational interfaces. They’re where knowledge work starts. But that intelligence comes with risk:

  • Sensitive data copied into AI agents
  • Corporate information used to train external models
  • GenAI access from unmanaged personal accounts
  • Invisible SaaS tools interacting with enterprise assets

And nearly all of it flows through the browser.

Why Enterprise Browsers Can’t Keep Up

Vendors like Island and Palo Alto have built their security models around proprietary enterprise browsers. The catch? These solutions require employees to rip and replace their existing browser, breaking muscle memory, workflows, and crucially, breaking them away from the AI innovation happening in the mainstream ecosystem.

Blocking Chrome, Edge, or Safari means blocking AI progress, or worse, driving users to find unsanctioned workarounds that create new blind spots.

That’s a lose-lose for both security and productivity.

The LayerX Difference: AI Security Without the Tradeoffs

LayerX takes a fundamentally different approach. Instead of replacing the browser, we secure the one your employees already use. Our lightweight, enterprise-grade extension works seamlessly on any Chromium-based browser — and yes, that includes AI-native browsers like Comet and Dia.

With LayerX, security teams can:

  • Detect and control AI usage in real time
  • Prevent data leakage without blocking productivity
  • Apply policy-based controls across the AI and browser landscape
  • Maintain visibility into AI tool usage—corporate or shadow

This is how you balance security, productivity, and innovation. And it’s why LayerX is trusted by security-conscious enterprises around the globe.

Looking Ahead

AI is no longer a discrete tool; it’s the fabric of modern work. But without the right controls at the point of interaction — the browser — organizations are flying blind.

LayerX was purpose-built for this moment. And being the only Secure Enterprise Browser solution recognized for both browser and AI security? That just reinforces our belief that security should live where work happens.

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