The web browser has long been the security sinkhole of enterprise infrastructure. While email is often cited as the most common entry point, malware often enters via the browser and is more difficult to prevent. Phishing, drive-by attacks, ransomware, SQL injections, man-in-the-middle (MitM), and other exploits all take advantage of the browser’s creaky user interface and huge attack surface, and the gullibility of most end users.
It is this last item — humans — that is the problem, and we need to be protected against ourselves. This is especially true as SaaS applications grow in usage, not to mention that every piece of hardware seems to come with a web server (and therefore a browser) to configure it.
