In an increasingly connected world, the security of our mobile devices is an undisputed priority. The threat of malware infiltration, phishing and data theft is increasing. But there are effective strategies to reduce these risks and ensure a safer browsing experience.
These are the 6 most effective strategies for safe browsing on all our devices:
Traditionally, users ran applications locally on their desktops, storing data on a network drive. With the evolution of cybersecurity and cloud computing, sandboxing and virtualization have become key strategies.
By running browsers in a virtualized environment, applications are completely separated from the underlying operating system, providing an additional layer of security.
While web-based applications, such as Office 365 or Gmail, are considered more secure, cyberattacks exploit browser-based vulnerabilities.
Browser isolation, by closing the virtualized environment, ensures that malicious code cannot access the operating system, offering greater protection against sophisticated threats.
Open Internet browsing increases the attack surface, but browsing isolation dramatically reduces exposure to threats such as drive-by downloads, malvertising, man-in-the-middle attacks, and phishing.
By adding an additional layer of security to standard web content filtering, protection is significantly improved.
Web content filters, based on lists of malicious sites, offer an alternative strategy. However, this option has limitations, as it must be continually updated and may generate false negatives.
Cybercriminals are constantly creating fraudulent sites to bypass these protections, making the browsing isolation strategy more effective.
Navigation isolation provides three different levels of protection. In remote isolation, everything runs on a cloud server, inaccessible to local resources. Local isolation replicates this configuration, but with a server located on the local network. Finally, client-side isolation allows the browser and web applications to run in a traditional manner, but in a virtualized environment.
Having the right tools is essential to mitigate real-world risks. Redirecting traffic from malicious websites or applications to isolated sessions away from critical environments and devices is an effective strategy without blocking access or compromising user privacy.
In summary, mobile security is a shared responsibility between users and the solutions that technology provides us today. Adopting advanced approaches such as isolated browsing and virtualization, along with efficient security tools, is crucial to ensure a safe browsing experience on our mobile devices.
