Most businesses carefully manage which software gets installed on company computers. Fewer apply the same discipline to browser extensions, even though extensions often carry permissions that rival those of traditional installed applications. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) guidance on web browser security calls out extensions specifically as a source of elevated risk.

HTTPS has become the baseline security standard for websites, and browsers now flag sites that don’t use it as potentially unsafe. But the presence of HTTPS is not a guarantee that a site is trustworthy. Knowing what it protects and what it doesn’t is more useful than simply looking for the padlock and proceeding.

From simple Google searches to accessing online work platforms, employees encounter various cyberthreats, including phishing attacks and malware. These vulnerabilities can jeopardize both sensitive business data and employee safety. To protect your organization, you must take strategic steps to promote secure browsing practices among your employees.

Your business data can get compromised in myriad ways, such as employees unwittingly visiting malicious websites and your computer getting infected with malware. But did you know that simply browsing the internet could also endanger your data? Fortunately, there are security measures that you can implement to ensure safe web browsing.

Protecting business data becomes more challenging when a company has a distributed workforce using different devices that are connected to different networks. Even when they’re only browsing the internet, workers get exposed to all sorts of online dangers.