By Peter Lunk

Traditional security solutions have relied on network observation to prevent data exfiltration, but they face significant limitations in identifying and stopping insider threats, especially when it comes to personal accounts. In a typical example of insider data exfiltration, a sales manager departing to go to a competitor may download details of all active company sales opportunities and save it to a personal cloud storage account. Cases like these have been very difficult to prevent in the past. The Mammoth Enterprise Browser provides a modern, browser-level solution that overcomes challenges like these, offering unparalleled control and security for both SaaS and private applications.

Limitations of Traditional Network-Based Security

Most conventional security tools are built around monitoring network traffic. They intercept and analyze traffic, often using man-in-the-middle decryption to gain insights into user activities. Network-based solutions, however, face significant challenges due to limited visibility, as they can only observe and analyze what is easily apparent in the traffic. This often excludes critical details such as user identity or the context of the activity. Furthermore, modern authentication protocols, designed to resist man-in-the-middle attacks, prevent network tools from capturing user credentials. As a result, security solutions cannot differentiate between business and personal accounts. This lack of access to user identity information enables end users to create personal accounts and upload sensitive enterprise data, effectively bypassing traditional defenses.

The Mammoth Enterprise Browser Advantage

The Mammoth Enterprise Browser enforces security directly at the browser level, where user activity occurs, setting it apart from traditional network-based solutions. This fundamental shift in security architecture provides a game-changing advantage in detecting and blocking data exfiltration to personal accounts.

Here’s how it works:

• Identity Awareness: By operating directly in the browser itself, the Mammoth Enterprise Browser can distinguish between business and personal accounts, even within the same SaaS application. This level of visibility ensures that sensitive data stays within approved enterprise accounts.
• Granular Security Controls: The browser-based approach enables real-time monitoring of user actions, such as file uploads, clipboard usage like copy and paste, and account authentication. This allows for dynamic security enforcement tailored to each user session.
• Comprehensive Protection: The Mammoth Enterprise Browser blocks data exfiltration attempts to personal accounts across any SaaS platform, ensuring full control over enterprise data without relying on network traffic analysis.
• Accountability Deters Bad Behavior: Detailed audit logs make it easy to track user behavior. IT teams can pro-actively reach out to users attempting to move sensitive data into personal accounts and let them know that they are in violation of company policy and that their actions are being tracked.

Key Benefits

The Mammoth Enterprise Browser provides the key benefits of data protection and enhanced visibility in the effort to control data exfiltration to personal accounts. It ensures effective data protection by preventing unauthorized uploads of enterprise data to personal accounts, safeguarding sensitive information against insider threats. It provides enhanced visibility by offering insights into user behavior and account usage at the application level, addressing the blind spots often associated with network-based solutions. Additionally, it helps with compliance by maintaining control over enterprise data across all SaaS applications, ensuring adherence to data protection regulations and organizational policies.

A New Standard for Data Security

With the rise of SaaS applications and increasingly sophisticated data exfiltration tactics, traditional security solutions are no longer enough. The Mammoth Enterprise Browser sets a new standard for data protection, providing precise control and unparalleled visibility into user activity. By operating directly at the browser level, organizations can effectively detect and block data exfiltration to personal accounts, ensuring their sensitive data remains secure.