Google has announced the addition of an enterprise web store for browser extensions for businesses using the Chrome browser and ChromeOS.
Going into preview later in 2024, companies will soon be able to select a selection of company-approved extensions to display in the employee-facing store, helping to standardize extensions across the company.
By doing so, businesses will be able to minimize security risks by blocking access to unverified or potentially harmful extensions, which could compromise sensitive and confidential data.
Chrome extension stores
Behind the scenes, the new extension store option will also feature Google's security operations (SecOps) tools, which offer real-time telemetry and risk scoring to give IT administrators detailed information about extension usage. and potential threats.
At the same time, Google also announced several AI-powered improvements for Chrome Enterprise and ChromeOS, including a 'Help me read' feature that summarizes documents, 'Welcome Summary' that helps users pick up where they left off, and 'Translation in alive'. ,' which offers real-time audio translation.
Google also announced a handful of new and improved security features, such as copy-paste control policies and screenshot protections, all in a bid to keep company data protected from third parties.
There is also a new rollback feature for ChromeOS, which allows users to roll back to a previous version of the operating system without losing data.
Mark Berschadski, director of product management for Chrome Enterprise, and Naveen Viswanatha, director of product management for ChromeOS, commented: “Securing the browser is a critical step in protecting your organization from threats. Protecting your physical devices is an equally important step.”
Through beepcomputer