The new CyberArk Secure Browser is the first of its kind. With its flexible, identity-based approach to employee and third-party access to company resources, it helps companies to better protect themselves against attacks.
By 2030, enterprise browsers will be the core platform for delivering productivity and security software to managed and unmanaged devices because they enable frictionless hybrid ways of working. Browsers provide the critical link between identities, applications, and data, but this also makes them a popular target for cybercriminals — especially in distributed environments where employees can work from anywhere.
Browser as part of endpoint protection
The proliferation of post-multifactor authentication attacks targeting session cookies requires deeper defense strategies. That's why CyberArk brings its extensive cybersecurity experience, identity security innovation, and intelligent permission controls to the web browsing space. As part of the CyberArk Identity Security Platform, the Chromium-based CyberArk Secure Browser supports organizations' zero-trust initiatives with integrated security, centralized policy management, and productivity tools. At the same time, it provides users with a familiar working environment and user experience. The CyberArk Identity Security Platform provides a robust, multi-layered approach to addressing the biggest security risk in organizations: access to credentials2.
Secure Browser is based on Chrome
The CyberArk Secure Browser closes the existing security gaps between consumer-focused browsers, SaaS applications, endpoint-based controls and identity providers. By extending the CyberArk Identity Security Platform to the browser itself, CyberArk makes it easy for IT teams to tailor security, privacy, and productivity settings across managed and unmanaged devices. The most important functions include:
- Browsing without local cookies: This is an important differentiator from other browsers, allowing users to use web-based resources without the risk of attackers getting hold of the cookie files. The cookies are stored on CyberArk servers to enable secure and convenient web use without cookies stored locally on the end device. This approach makes it difficult for attackers or other third parties to steal, manipulate, or forge cookies to gain unauthorized access to confidential resources. The user's web sessions as well as all data and accounts remain confidential and secure.
- Protection against data leaks: Organizations can control browser usage with granular policies. These are designed to prevent data exfiltration and corporate information compromise.
- Display of substitute passwords: CyberArk Security Browser comes with a patent-pending password replacement feature. Instead of displaying the saved credentials for privileged resources or websites, the browser returns an alphanumeric string. This can only be used once, only works in the CyberArk Secure Browser and only for the intended targets. This prevents users from seeing the privileged access data in plain text.
- Extensibility: The CyberArk Identity Security Platform, including CyberArk Workforce Password Management and CyberArk Secure Web Sessions, supports third-party identity providers and out-of-the-box integrations. This allows organizations to customize session protection, access controls, and credential management for each user based on their role. This also works in conjunction with the CyberArk Endpoint Privilege Manager to protect potentially dangerous web access and vulnerable endpoints.
- Quick access bar: The built-in shortcuts sidebar ensures users can easily use their single sign-on credentials to access frequently used apps, third-party tools and resources protected by CyberArk Privileged Access Management - right from within the CyberArk Secure Browser through the Click on a button.
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CyberArk Secure Browser dynamically inherits settings and access policies from Chrome and Edge if they're already on a device. As a result, the browser reduces the setup effort and speeds up the provision for employees, sub-contractors and suppliers.
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About CyberArk CyberArk is the global leader in identity security. With Privileged Access Management as a core component, CyberArk provides comprehensive security for any identity - human or non-human - across business applications, distributed work environments, hybrid cloud workloads and DevOps lifecycles. The world's leading companies rely on CyberArk to secure their most critical data, infrastructure and applications. Around a third of the DAX 30 and 20 of the Euro Stoxx 50 companies use CyberArk's solutions.