ManageEngine Browser Security Plus Review

Browser Add-On Management 

One of the core capabilities present in ManageEngine Browser Security Plus is it provides you with increased visibility and control over various types of add-ons installed in the internet browsers being used throughout your entire network. Equipped with browser add-on management features, the browser security tool enables you to protect your organization, networks, and data from browser add-ons, extensions, and plug-ins that might cause security vulnerabilities and cyber threats and attacks. 

ManageEngine Browser Security Plus allows your IT admins to verify if employees are using browser add-ons, extensions, and plug-ins that are outdated or unsigned. They can disable, uninstall, and blacklist those kinds of add-ons on employees’ computers since using them can lead to possible security breaches. They are also given the ability to identify the specific permissions add-ons are asking for. This way, they can remove add-ons that have permissions which can be exploited for tracking end-users’ browsing histories and online activities and stealing their sensitive data. 

Security Policy Enforcement

The browser security and management software allows IT admins to set up and implement various browser security policies on employees’ computers. This is to ensure that the browsers they are using are properly and securely configured based on the standards, guidelines, and recommendations provided by different browser providers. 

ManageEngine Browser Security Plus organizes browser configurations and settings from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge into three major sets of policies. IT admins can select the appropriate configurations and settings contained in these policies and deploy them to multiple computers from one central place. Once the security policies and browser configurations and settings are implemented and enabled on the computers, employees or end-users won’t be able to make any changes to them.

Enforcing these security policies helps you protect your networks, computers, and browsers from data breaches and cyber threats. For instance, you can disable autofill options so that browsers, websites, and applications won’t capture any confidential or sensitive data. You can also prevent browsers from storing third-party cookies which can be used by cyber criminals, hackers, or malicious individuals to snoop on end-users activities online. 

The tool, moreover, permits you to enable specific configurations and settings for browser customization to improve end-users’ browsing experiences, such as setting a custom homepage, adding bookmarks, and enabling image or audio content. 

Cyber Threat Protection

ManageEngine Browser Security Plus is built with features that aid you to guard your networks, computers, and browsers against various forms of online threats. These include viruses, ransomware, phishing attacks, and watering hole attacks. 

For instance, it has a feature that allows your IT admins to set browsers in kiosk or lockdown mode. This way, employees can only access trusted websites and applications. Thus, they are prevented from visiting sites and using programs that are blacklisted due to the risk of being used for launching cyber threats and attacks. 

You can also implement cyber threat protection using the tool’s browser isolation feature. This feature permits your IT admins to prepare a list of trusted websites and applications that are safe enough to be used by employees. Employees can access and run these whitelisted websites and applications on their internet browsers. However, in case they unintentionally visit a website or access an application that is not included in the whitelist, that website or application will be opened on a virtual browser instead.  

The virtual browser runs browsing sessions on the website or application within a very short period of time and doesn’t store any browsing data after the sessions are finished. This keeps your computer systems and browsers away from harmful or malicious websites and applications that are proliferating over the internet.