Gartner Report on Remote Browser Isolation: Menlo Security’s continued validation

In October 2018, Gartner released a report on remote browser isolation. It ruffled feathers a bit throughout the cybersecurity industry by suggesting that enterprises can no longer assume that their traditional detect-and-respond security strategy was enough to stop all web-based malware attacks. Analyst Neil MacDonald argued that enterprises should stop trying to detect every attack and instead focus on “containing the ability of the attacker to cause damage and reduce the surface area for attack.”

The best way to do that, MacDonald suggested, was through remote browser isolation.

Since then, the importance of remote browser isolation as part of a multi-layered cybersecurity strategy has been more widely accepted. In fact, remote browser isolation gets a well-deserved shout-out in Gartner’s most recent Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateways. As a result, Menlo Security is named as a Visionary and moved the most of any vendor in the MQ, improving in both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute.

The Power of Remote Browser Isolation

Browser isolation gives enterprises a secure and reliable web security approach that provides security teams with the visibility and control they need without impacting the user experience. Designed to thwart modern cybersecurity threats, remote browser isolation gives enterprises the protection they need to keep users and the organization safe—enabling a Secure Cloud Transformation journey.

When added to a cloud proxy such as a web-based secure web gateway (SWG), remote browser isolation also provides enterprises with the visibility and control security teams need to effectively enforce policies and conduct post-event analysis. As mission-critical workloads continue to migrate to the cloud, it’s increasingly important that enterprises are able to monitor and control how Internet traffic flows to users’ devices—wherever they are. Remote browser isolation also preserves the native browsing experience.

The Ideal Solution: Menlo Security Cloud Platform

The punch line is that the Menlo Security Cloud Platform is the only isolation-based SWG solution that acts as a true cloud proxy and meets all these requirements. According to the Gartner MQ, “[Menlo] is a good choice for enterprises with a high priority on security.” And that assessment makes sense. I mentioned it before, but it warrants repeating: Menlo is placed in the Visionary quadrant and moved the most of any vendor, improving in both Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. We’re also the only private held company in the MQ, allowing us to focus on solving the cloud security problem rather than worry about shareholder value.

Given the updated MQ and Menlo’s Visionary status, let’s take another look at the recommendations MacDonald outlined as key features in a remote browser isolation solution in his report in October 2018. We can then compare them with Menlo’s current capabilities.

As you can see, Menlo hits the points Gartner recommended 2018. The simple fact is that the Menlo Security Cloud Platform is the industry standard for remote browser isolation solutions. Why would you consider anything else?

Download the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateways (SWG) to learn why Menlo Security is best positioned to eliminate web-based threats and empower organizations of any size to complete their Secure Cloud Transformation journey.