Emerging Browser Security Threats in Enterprise Environments
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The Browser Security Report 2025 highlights significant security risks associated with enterprise browser usage, particularly around unmanaged extensions, GenAI tools, and session-based data exfiltration. Key findings include widespread use of personal accounts for GenAI, unmonitored browser extensions, and the rise of AI browsers as new threat surfaces. Traditional security tools like DLP, EDR, and SSE are ineffective against these threats, necessitating session-native controls.
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10.11.2025 13:58 1 articles · 23h ago
Browser Security Report 2025 Identifies Critical Enterprise Threats
The report highlights the browser as a major threat surface due to unmanaged extensions, GenAI tools, and AI browsers. It emphasizes the need for session-native controls to address these emerging risks, as traditional security tools fail to monitor browser-based activities effectively.
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- New Browser Security Report Reveals Emerging Threats for Enterprises — thehackernews.com — 10.11.2025 13:58
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77% of employees paste data into GenAI prompts, with 82% of those pastes coming from personal accounts.
First reported: 10.11.2025 13:581 source, 1 articleShow sources
- New Browser Security Report Reveals Emerging Threats for Enterprises — thehackernews.com — 10.11.2025 13:58
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40% of uploaded files to GenAI tools contain PII or PCI, and GenAI accounts for 32% of all corporate-to-personal data movement.
First reported: 10.11.2025 13:581 source, 1 articleShow sources
- New Browser Security Report Reveals Emerging Threats for Enterprises — thehackernews.com — 10.11.2025 13:58
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99% of enterprise users have at least one browser extension installed, with 54% published by Gmail accounts and 51% not updated in over a year.
First reported: 10.11.2025 13:581 source, 1 articleShow sources
- New Browser Security Report Reveals Emerging Threats for Enterprises — thehackernews.com — 10.11.2025 13:58
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68% of corporate logins happen outside of SSO, and 43% of SaaS logins use personal accounts.
First reported: 10.11.2025 13:581 source, 1 articleShow sources
- New Browser Security Report Reveals Emerging Threats for Enterprises — thehackernews.com — 10.11.2025 13:58
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AI browsers like OpenAI's Atlas, Arc Search, and Perplexity Browser integrate large language models directly into the browsing layer, creating new security risks.
First reported: 10.11.2025 13:581 source, 1 articleShow sources
- New Browser Security Report Reveals Emerging Threats for Enterprises — thehackernews.com — 10.11.2025 13:58