In today’s digital workplace, web security should be a priority—particularly for organizations with remote or hybrid employees that communicate with the company network over an internet connection. Infiltrating an unsecure home Wi-Fi network isn’t the only way a cybercriminal can gain access to your corporate network; they can also trick users into installing malware from malicious websites or entering their credentials into phishing pages. To prevent these types of attack, all businesses that require their users to access the internet should consider implementing a web security solution.
There are two parts to web security: securing your users’ internet activity, which we’ll focus on in this guide, and securing your users’ connection to the corporate network, which you can read more about in our guides to the top enterprise VPN solutions and the top zero trust network access (ZTNA) solutions.
To ensure your employees can browse securely, you should consider implementing a web filter or a remote browser isolation platform. Web filters, including DNS filters and Secure Web Gateways, block users from accessing known malicious websites—including phishing pages—and prevent users from downloading web-based viruses and malware onto their machines. Remote browser isolation platforms isolate users’ internet activities within a remote sandbox environment that’s detached from your local network. This enables users to experience normal, unhindered browsing, while ensuring that any malicious pages or downloads are contained within the remote server, so they never reach the user’s system.
In this article, we’ll explore the top web security solutions designed to protect your users’ internet activity. These include cloud-based Secure Web Gateways, DNS filtering solutions, and browser isolation platforms. We’ll give you some background information on the provider and the key features of each solution, as well as the type of customer that they are most suitable for.
