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AI
Security gap in Perplexity’s Comet browser exposed users to system-level attacks

There is a serious security problem inside Comet, the AI-powered agentic browser made by Perplexity, SquareX researchers say: Comet’s MCP API allows the browser’s …

browsers
The browser is eating your security stack

Employees log into SaaS platforms, upload files, use AI tools, and manage customer data from a single tab. While the browser has become the enterprise’s main workspace, it …

browsers
What your browser knows about you, from contacts to card numbers

Chrome and Safari are the most popular browser apps, accounting for 90% of the mobile browsers market share, according to Surfshark. They also collect the most data. Chrome: …

network
Browser extensions make nearly every employee a potential attack vector

Despite being present on virtually every employee’s browser, extensions are rarely monitored by security teams or controlled by IT, according to LayerX. Most extensions have …

Devin Ertel
Best practices for ensuring a secure browsing environment

In this Help Net Security interview, Devin Ertel, CISO at Menlo Security, discusses how innovations like AI and closer collaboration between browser vendors and security …

Google Chrome
How to enable Safe Browsing in Google Chrome on Android

To safeguard your data, Google Chrome uses Safe Browsing to protect you from: harmful websites and extensions, malicious or intrusive advertisements, malware, phishing …

shadow IT
Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT

Browser extensions are a prime target for cybercriminals. And this isn’t just a consumer problem – it’s a new frontier in enterprises’ battle against shadow IT. …

malware
Ad-injecting malware posing as DwAdsafe ad blocker uses Microsoft-signed driver

ESET Research has discovered a sophisticated Chinese browser injector: a signed, vulnerable, ad-injecting driver from a mysterious Chinese company. This threat, which ESET …

authentication
Cybercriminal adoption of browser fingerprinting

Browser fingerprinting is one of many tactics phishing site authors use to evade security checks and lengthen the lifespan of malicious campaigns. While browser fingerprinting …

LayerX
Product showcase: LayerX browser security extension

The browser has become the main workspace in modern organizations. It’s where employees create and interact with data, and how they access organizational and external SaaS and …

Google Chrome
Chrome will tell users when extensions they use are removed from Chrome Web Store

Google will be extending the Safety check feature within the Chrome browser to alert users when a previously installed extension is no longer available in the Chrome Web …

Mike Fey
Island Enterprise Browser: Intelligent security built into the browsing session

In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Fey, CEO of Island, explains the differences between consumer browsers and the Island Enterprise Browser, how it protects …

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