All news with #browser security tag

🔒 As enterprises shift more critical work to the browser, adversary Scattered Spider (UNC3944) targets live browser data—saved credentials, calendars, and session tokens—to achieve account takeover and persistent access. The article highlights techniques like Browser-in-the-Browser overlays, JavaScript injection, malicious extensions, and token theft that evade conventional EDR. It recommends elevating browser-native controls: runtime JavaScript protection, session-token binding, extension governance, API restrictions, and integrated browser telemetry so CISOs treat browser security as a primary defense layer.

🔒 Browser extensions can provide useful features but also expose users and organizations to significant risk. Malicious or compromised add-ons may steal credentials, session cookies, and browsing data, inject ads or malware, redirect users, or run background tasks like cryptomining. Scrutinize developer credentials and permissions, prefer official web stores, keep browsers updated, and enable security software and MFA.

🔒 Android's Advanced Protection extends Google's device-level security and integrates with Chrome on Android, enabling three core protections to guard high-risk users such as journalists and officials. It forces HTTPS via the Always Use Secure Connections mode, turns on full Site Isolation for devices with 4GB+ RAM, and reduces attack surface by disabling V8's higher-level JavaScript optimizers. Settings are available on Android 16 in Chrome 137+, and enterprises can control behaviors via policies while affected users should enable automatic updates and join the Advanced Protection Program for maximum defense. These measures trade some performance for stronger exploitation resistance.