Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Endpoint Central secures Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Chromium-based browsers such as Brave, Yandex, Naver Whale, Vivaldi, and Coc Coc.

The Browsers' module in Endpoint Central is your one stop solution to manage and secure enterprise browsers from all browser based threats. Endpoint Central helps detect the potentially harmful add-ons, isolate untrusted sites away from your default browser, harden browser settings, map browsers and java versions to web applications. You can also establish security standards that need to be followed in an enterprise and detect the computers that are not compliant with the established standards.

Mobility has enabled users to access work from outside the network. Once the user leaves the network, a traditional firewall solution will not be able to protect enterprise devices from threats that can be contacted outside the network.

Extensions are similar to mobile applications that we download on mobile phones. Extensions ask the users permissions to access various aspects of the browsers. Once these permissions are given to the extensions, they can get complete hold of the browser. Based on the permissions given, they can read content present in webpages, the credentials entered, browsing history etc. If the reliability of the extension is questionable, the safety of data can not be guaranteed. Endpoint Central classifies such extensions making use of permissions that could lead to data leaks, as potentially harmful extensions.

To prevent plugins from questionable sources from being used, plugin vendors introduced the concept of signature. Plugins that are signed by the developer can be considered reliable. Endpoint Central classifies unsigned plugins to be harmful. In addition to unsigned plugins, plugins that aren't up to date has more chances of having vulnerabilities. Endpoint Central classifies plugins that aren't signed and those plugins that aren't up to date to be potentially harmful in nature.

Managing browser extensions is crucial for security, compliance, and productivity. Unapproved extensions can introduce vulnerabilities, lead to data breaches, and affect browser performance.

Endpoint Central provides a centralized platform to manage browser extensions, add-ons, and plugins across all user devices. It allows you to enforce policies, distribute approved extensions, detect outdated plugins, monitor extension permissions, and block unauthorized extensions, ensuring a secure and compliant browsing environment for the entire organization.

Browser lockdown is a security measure that restricts and controls web browsing by limiting access to specific websites, features, and settings to implement safe browsing.

The need to lockdown a browser arises to enhance security, prevent unauthorized access to inappropriate or harmful websites, maintain productivity, and ensure compliance with company policies in both public and enterprise settings.

Web filter is a browser security policy that allows organizations to restrict access to different aspects of the web like URLs and web applications. Web filter can be used to create a fortified boundary that protects networks from unexpected cyberattacks.

Enterprise web filtering software is essential because it helps to protect against a variety of cyber threats, including malware, phishing, and ransomware. It also helps to enforce internet usage policies by blocking access to sites that are deemed inappropriate or non-work-related. Additionally, web filtering can help to increase productivity by reducing the amount of time employees spend on non-work-related websites.

The web is filled with malware and other attack vectors laying low, waiting to take advantage of users' slip-ups and distractions. While browsing the web, users sometimes accidentally land on a malicious website infected with malware, leading to the compromise of sensitive enterprise data.

With the Browsers module in Endpoint Central, you can filter out the malicious websites from being accessed by users across your network. Once a web filter policy has been deployed, the user will not be able to open the specific website/website groups in any of the browsers.

Policies are applied to the computers/machines on which the agent has been installed on. Inventory details of the current user logged into the machine and the browser will be displayed.