Browser isolation
(also web isolation)
Browser isolation definition
Browser isolation is a piece of software that contains your web browsing activity inside an environment that is isolated or separated from your devices and networks. The environment that it hides your web browsing activity in is usually some kind of virtual machine or a sandbox. Browser isolation can protect your computers and other devices from malware and improve your overall network security. The web browsing activity is completely separated from your devices and networks, so even if they get attacked, your web browsing activity will be safe, and vice versa. By isolating your web browsing activity from your devices, you’ll ensure that malicious webpages can’t infect your devices, thus keeping them safe from malware infections and other similar cyberattacks.
See also: anti-malware, data center virtualization
Browser isolation types
- Remote or cloud-hoster browser isolation. This type of browser isolation loads websites and webpages and executes JavaScript code on cloud servers that have no point of contact with your devices and internal networks.
- On-premise browser isolation. This type of browser isolation loads websites and webpages and executes JavaScript code on servers that you manage yourself, i.e. your internal servers.
- Client-side browser isolation. This type of browser isolation loads webpages and sites on user devices, but it keeps the sites’ code and content separate from your devices by using sandboxing or virtualization.