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Isolation Provides Malware-Free Browsing Regardless of Patch Status

Imagine your life today without being able to freely browse the web. Browsers have put the entire world on our devices and in the palm of our hand—easily searchable in a powerful and seamless experience. This is where work happens, in browsers, email and shared files. Securing this this essential (yet vulnerable) entry point, ensures malicious actors wouldn’t be able to launch, much less carry out, an attack. Simply put, Chrome is critical to getting business done, as it is used by nearly two-thirds of devices worldwide.

Tags: cybersecurity, Google Chrome, Internet Isolation, cloud security, zero-days, CVE-2020-16017, CVE-2020-16013, web browser, CVE-2020-16009, CVE-2020-15999

The Still-Active Zero-Day Exploit Threatens the Frequently Vulnerable JavaScript Engine

Customers of Menlo Security using Internet Explorer (IE) are protected against a recent and still-active zero-day exploit using Internet Explorer, as outlined by Microsoft’s security update CVE-2020-1380.

Tags: malware, isolaton, Internet Isolation, Active-Threat, CVE-2020-1380, Zero-Day Attack, Internet Explorer, IE

Not all vulnerabilities are created equal. It’s true. In a perfect world, organizations should be able to patch every vulnerability on every client immediately. But we don’t live in a perfect world. Some vulnerabilities pose a much greater risk to the organization than others and should be prioritized.

Tags: Web Security, ZeroTrust, Internet Isolation, CVE

Not all Internet isolation solutions are created equal. Just ask our customers. One of them learned the hard way.

Tags: Web Security, ZeroTrust, ZeroTrust Internet, Guide,, Internet Isolation

Another day, another validation that Internet isolation really is the best cybersecurity protection out there.

Last week, Google released an urgent Chrome update to patch an actively exploited zero-day known as CVE-2019-13720, a memory corruption bug that uses a use-after-free vulnerability in audio that allows a threat actor to access memory after it has been freed. This allows anyone to cause a program to crash, execute arbitrary code, or even enable full remote code execution scenarios. Pretty serious stuff that should worry even the most secure enterprises.

Tags: Web Security, ZeroTrust, Internet Isolation, CVE

It started as a phishing expedition and ended up being the largest data breach in the history of Singapore. It was June 2018. The FIFA World Cup was in full swing, Jurassic World hit theaters worldwide, and a low-level administrator with SingHealth, the country’s largest healthcare network, clicked on a seemingly innocent link in an email.

Tags: browser isolation, Web Security, ZeroTrust, ZeroTrust Internet, Guide,, Internet Isolation

Tags: Web Security, Internet Isolation, RAT

You understand the technology and how it is engineered. Now let’s talk about how Internet isolation works in the real world. Once implemented, how does it protect users from specific cyberthreats that are common in today’s always-on, 24/7 world?

Tags: Web Security, ZeroTrust, ZeroTrust Internet, Guide,, Internet Isolation

Let’s face it. Everything we do today is on the Internet. We communicate through webmail. We collaborate through project management platforms. We share documents in shared storage accounts. We keep track of customers, keep an eye on inventory, and monitor fleets of trucks—all on the Internet.

Tags: Web Security, ZeroTrust, ZeroTrust Internet, Guide,, Internet Isolation

Menlo Security customers are 100 percent protected against a recent zero-day exploits in Internet Explorer. The exploits CVE-2019-1367 and CVE-2019-1255 are being actively used in limited attacks.

Tags: vulnerability, browser-based attacks, Web Security, Internet Isolation, CVE