The vast majority of phishing and malware attack vectors find their way to the vulnerabilities of a user’s computer through web browsers. To prevent this, a cybersecurity system termed browser isolation is leveraged. Browser isolation, also referred to as web isolation, is the practice of running different browser instances on separate servers or virtual machines through a sandbox environment. This prevents cross-site scripting (XSS) and other exploits from affecting a user’s device. In this case, a cloud server is used to transmit only visual data to a user’s machine. That way, even if malicious content, code, or cookies from one session infect the browser, it will not infect the user’s computer, persist into future sessions, or cause data loss.

By segregating browsers into separate instances, any potential vulnerabilities present in one instance cannot be exploited by code running in another instance. Further, at the end of a session, the browser is deconstructed - a foolproof approach to web security. Even while accessing public internet, this process destroys any pernicious web content, ransomware, or malicious code that the Remote Browser may have been exposed to during a session. At the next commencement of a session, a brand new, uninfected browser is installed, ready for the user to use. Collectively, these actions solve 100% of all browser-based cyberattacks and security risks.

Our approach to browser isolation works without the need for any downloads or installations. Instead, users can take advantage of our Remote Browsers using any pre-installed browser that they are already running on their computer. All of our Remote Browsers run in highly secure virtual environments and can be spun up in a multitude of locations around the world within just a few seconds.  Once the Remote Browser is launched, our proprietary technology then streams the visuals and delivers them to the end user for display onto their computer. This zero trust approach occurs without the risk of malware code reaching the user's computer or being transmitted anywhere else on the device. Our Remote Browser defaults to single-use; a new browser is created and destroyed as each session commences and ends. This isn’t to say that certain elements can be persisted across sessions for later reference. If necessary, malware-free session artifacts can be stored and saved for later reference.

A remote browsing experience is web browsing through a cloud-based browser, like a remote browser. A co-browsing experience is a synchronous browsing experience with multiple participants who share the same view and browse together in real-time.

If everyone logs into the same remote browsing and the browser enables you to see and interact with the same screen in real-time, then you can co-browse while remote browsing. For more information about co-browsing, check out our deep dive on cobrowsing software.