Remote browser isolation (RBI) has its merits for safe access to risky websites and uncategorized content, plus newly registered, observed, and parked domains. Each user gets a remote container where website code and scripts execute so no malware can infect endpoint devices, while also preventing cross-site scripting, web-based attacks, and phishing prevention. This targeted use of RBI is the leading use case with secure web gateways (SWGs) to enable safe browser-based access using interactive browsing sessions where all webpage content is rendered and streamed as pixels. However, the demand for RBI is increasing into new use cases that require extending its utilization as a key inline web defense.

Hybrid working environments and our post-pandemic world now mix work and personal access to websites, social, messaging, chat, email, and unmanaged SaaS applications. Almost every interaction in our lives involves online appointments, status updates, application portals, and online transactions versus using the phone and talking to another person. Providing safe access to personal websites and unmanaged cloud applications while protecting company endpoint devices and users presents a new extended RBI use case.
Netskope Extended RBI now provides safe access to six web categories tied to personal use, including:
- Cloud Storage
- Webmail
- Chat
- IM & other communications
- Professional Networking
- Social
For safe access to personal unmanaged web applications, 18 are provided within Netskope Extended RBI including:
- Box
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Google Gmail
- iCloud Drive
- Line
- Microsoft Office 365 OneDrive for Business
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Outlook Live (OWA)
- Proton Mail
- Telegram
- WeTransfer
- Yahoo Mail
And that is not all, administrators can also invoke Extended RBI by application risk, application tags, or by destination country.
