Zero Trust Browsing: Why Traditional Perimeters Are Dead

Legacy “castle-and-moat” security assumes anything inside the perimeter can be trusted. Today, employees, applications, and data live outside that perimeter—and attackers do too. The result: trust becomes the easiest thing to exploit.

Zero Trust Browsing applies the “never trust, always verify” principle to the web. Instead of executing web code on your endpoint, it runs in an isolated environment and streams only safe pixels back to the user. Phishing, malware, and zero-days are neutralized by design.

Why Traditional Perimeters Fail

• SaaS-first world: Browsing and app usage happen outside the LAN.
• BYOD & remote work: Unmanaged devices increase risk and variability.
• Threat sophistication: Phishing and exploit kits bypass detection.
• Implicit trust: Once inside, lateral movement is easy.

“Assume breach and minimize blast radius. Zero Trust makes compromise a contained event, not a catastrophe.”

What Zero Trust Browsing Means

Every site is treated as untrusted. Web sessions run in disposable, isolated containers—remote or on-prem—so malicious code never touches endpoints. Policies control URL categories, file handling, clipboard, downloads, and data egress.

How It Works

1. Intercept: Requests route to the isolation service.
2. Isolate: Page executes in a disposable container.
3. Stream: Safe pixels and sanitized inputs flow to the user.
4. Enforce: Policies govern data transfer and features.
5. Destroy: Container is torn down; no persistence.

Key Benefits

Common Use Cases

• High-risk browsing: Research, vendor portals, unknown sites.
• Remote/contractor access: Unmanaged devices with strict policies.
• Compliance-driven: GDPR, HIPAA, PCI with strong data controls.
• Phishing resilience: Email links open isolated by default.