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Where Does It Happen?

Decide where each step of browsing happens when browser isolation is on. Land five in a row.

⚑ Complete this interactive to capture a CTF flag worth 5 points.

About this interactive

A web page is not just text. The browser interprets its HTML and runs its scripts, so a malicious page means malicious code running on your machine. Browser isolation adds an intermediary step, much like a proxy. The client's request goes to an isolation server, hosted as a service you subscribe to or run yourself. That server requests the page, receives it, runs its code and draws what it looks like. Instead of passing the code on, it sends the user images. When the user clicks, scrolls or types, those interactions go back up to the server, which updates the page and sends fresh images. So everything that involves the page's code (fetching it, interpreting it, running its scripts) happens on the isolation server. The user's computer only sends input and shows pictures. (Some products send a cleaned-up page instead of pictures; the lesson's version, and this set's, sends images.)

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+
2.5 Explain the purpose of mitigation techniques used to secure the enterprise.

Key terms

Browser Isolation
A security technique that executes web browsing activity in an isolated environment to prevent malicious code from reaching the endpoint.
Proxy Server
An intermediary server that handles requests between clients and other servers, providing anonymity and content filtering.
Malware
Software specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a system.

Topics

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