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Latest LastPass Security Incident Highlights the Shifting Personal and Work Life Dynamic 

A recent LastPass data breach has caused concern after a senior DevOps engineer’s personal device was compromised. The threat actor installed keylogger malware on the engineer’s home computer, allowing them to exploit a vulnerability in third-party software and gain unauthorized access to cloud backups. This breach resulted in the theft of sensitive data, including system...

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Breach Analysis: Envoy Security Incident 

In February 2023, Australian software giant Atlassian disclosed a security incident involving Envoy, a workplace management services startup. In short, a hacking group dubbed SiegedSec leaked data on Telegram, claiming to have stolen it from Atlassian. Diving into the details, the threat actors used stolen employee credentials to perform an account takeover attack (ATO) and...

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Talon Cyber Security’s Secure Enterprise Browser Now Available in AWS Marketplace

Leading Browser Security Solution Made Easily Available to AWS Customers Tel Aviv, Israel – March 2, 2023 – Talon Cyber Security, the leader in secure enterprise browser technology, today announced the availability of Talon’s secure enterprise browser in AWS Marketplace. The availability of Talon in AWS Marketplace allows AWS customers to purchase and deploy Talon’s...

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Talon Cyber Security Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Microsoft Azure customers worldwide now gain access to Talon Cyber Security to take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and agility of Azure TEL AVIV, Israel – February 23, 2023 – Talon Cyber Security, a leader in secure enterprise browser technology, today announced the availability of TalonWork in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing...

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Talon’s Browser Bites: The Browser Security News Digest, February 2023

Welcome back to Talon’s Browser Bites, your go-to source of news for everything browser security, including vulnerabilities, recent breaches, and how to best detect and prevent attacks. A lot of impactful headlines have emerged over the past few weeks, so let’s dive straight in… Reddit says hackers accessed employee data following phishing attack In February,...

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Breach Analysis: CircleCI Security Incident

CircleCI, a CI/CD platform, recently experienced a security incident where an attacker used malware to steal an SSO session token, impersonate an employee, and access customer data. This blog provides a brief overview of what happened and explains how secure enterprise browsers can help defend against these types of attacks. The timeline of the CircleCI...

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Talon Cyber Security Recognized in 2022 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Endpoint Security

Talon’s Secure Enterprise Browser Simplifies and Improves Endpoint Security for Modern Enterprises Tel Aviv, Israel – January 17, 2023 – Talon Cyber Security, the leader in secure enterprise browser technology, today announced it was recognized in the December 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Endpoint Security. “Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity...

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A Look Back at 2022 – A Banner Year in Talon History 

As we look back and reflect on 2022, we incredibly proud with how much we have grown as a company, the multitude of milestones, and the amazing customers and partners that we have the fortune to work with.  With 2023 upon us, it felt right to lay out our 2022 milestones not only so that...

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Talon Cyber Security Unveils Research on How Third-Party Workers Contribute to Enterprise Risk

Survey Results Reveal Multitude of Actions, Devices, and Security Tools that Leave Organizations Vulnerable Tel Aviv, Israel – December 20, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leader in secure enterprise browser technology, today published its 2022 Third-Party Risk Report, unveiling an analysis of the ways that third-party workers increase security risks that leave organizations vulnerable...

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Is it time to think about VDI alternatives?

When remote work became the norm, security and IT teams were forced to scramble, as many were ill-prepared. How do we set up remote work infrastructure overnight? How can we ensure that our workforce is able to securely connect back to the business without impacting productivity? For many, the answer to supporting secure remote work...

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Feature Spotlight: Application Login Restrictions

Welcome back to Talon’s Feature Spotlight series, where our product team gives you the rundown on key new features in our award-winning secure enterprise browser. In this post, we review an exciting enhancement that lets you tightly control access to SaaS solutions and web apps based on a user’s login credentials. You can use this...

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Talon Family: So Much to Be Thankful For 

Thanksgiving is truly an amazing time of the year. I mean, what is better than spending time with family, catching up with friends, and eating incredible food?  Perhaps the most special part about the holiday is what it forces us to do – reflect on how fortunate we are for all that we have in...

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Talon’s #BrowserBites: The Browser Security and Vulnerability News Digest

Welcome back to another edition of Talon’s #BrowserBites, your go-to source of news for everything browser security, including vulnerabilities, recent breaches, and how to best detect and prevent attacks. A lot has happened over the past few weeks, so let’s dive right in… Dropbox discloses security incident File hosting giant Dropbox disclosed a new security...

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Breach Analysis: Dropbox Security Incident  

File hosting giant Dropbox recently disclosed a new security breach, where threat actors gained access to thousands of customer and other email addresses. Accounts, passwords, and payment information was not compromised, according to the company.   Dropbox said that a successful phishing attack allowed the attackers to gain credentials of one of the company’s GitHub accounts....

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Mitigating Fintech Cyber Risk with Talon

Fintech companies are transforming the banking and financial services industries through digital technologies that do things like automate transactions, streamline interactions, and accelerate the pace of commerce for both consumers and businesses. Examples of popular fintech applications include Venmo’s peer-to-peer payment services, Robinhood’s online trading platform, and Stripe’s payment processing platform. The global Fintech market...

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Talon Cyber Security Named Winner in Black Unicorn Awards for 2022

Secure Enterprise Browser Leader Recognized for Strength of Technology, Team and Vision TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 27, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leading secure enterprise browser provider, today announced that it has been named a winner in the Black Unicorn Awards for 2022. Talon competed against many of the industry’s leading providers of...

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Talon’s #BrowserBites: The Browser Security and Vulnerability News Digest

Welcome back to Talon’s #BrowserBites, your go-to source of news for everything browser security, including vulnerabilities, recent breaches, and how to best detect and prevent attacks. There has been a ton of headlines recently, and we have taken the time to break down some of the most important ones for you.  Let’s dive in…   Google...

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Talon Cyber Security Named a 2022 Gartner® Cool Vendor in Hybrid Work Security

TalonWork Secure Enterprise Browser Simplifies and Improves Security Programs for Distributed Workforces Tel Aviv, Israel – October 12, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leading secure enterprise browser provider, today announced it has been named a 2022 Cool Vendor in the Cool Vendors™ in Hybrid Work Security report by Gartner. In the report, Gartner showcases...

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Feature Spotlight: Attack Surface Reduction with TalonWork

Welcome back to Talon’s Feature Spotlight series, where our product team gives you the rundown on key new features available through our award-winning enterprise browser, TalonWork. In this post, we will share insight on the browser components that customers can disable to harden their environments and greatly reduce the attack surface. To set the stage...

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Talon Cyber Security Wins 2022 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award

TalonWork Secure Enterprise Browser Recognized as “Endpoint Security Innovation of the Year” Tel Aviv, Israel – October 6, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leading secure enterprise browser provider, today announced that the company’s TalonWork browser won the “Endpoint Security Innovation of the Year” award in the 2022 CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. The awards program is...

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Breach Analysis: Cyber Attack on InterContinental Hotels Group

Earlier this month, reports surfaced of a cyberattack on InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) that disrupted the business of many franchisees, leading to booking systems being shut down, consequent lost income, and a class-action lawsuit. The international brand noted that it detected unauthorized activity on its technology systems, leading to significant disruptions. The class-action suit comes...

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Talon’s #BrowserBites: The Browser Security and Vulnerability News Digest

Welcome back to Talon’s #BrowserBites, your curated source of news for everything security related from vulnerabilities, recent breaches and how to detect and prevent attacks. There has been a ton going on recently, and we are here to break down some of the most important headlines. Let’s dive in… Uber hacked by Lapsus$ group Uber...

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Breach Analysis: Contractor’s Device Leads to Security Incident

Uber was recently hacked by the Lapsus$ group, leading to the company taking several of its internal systems down, including Slack, AWS and Google Cloud Platform. The group is one of the more high-profile ones around, having gotten its hands on data from companies like Samsung, Nvidia, the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and others. The...

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Vulnerability Analysis: Microsoft Teams Stores Authentication Tokens in Plain Text 

In September 2022, security researchers from Vectra discovered that Microsoft Teams stores authentication tokens in unencrypted plain text. The flaw impacts the Teams desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux.  If exploited, attackers would be able to perform any action possible through the Microsoft Teams client, such as modifying files in SharePoint, emails and calendars in...

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Third-Party Risk and Mitigation Strategies    

CISOs and CIOs at organizations of all sizes have several common goals – one of the most pivotal may sound simple, yet it can be tough to achieve: reduce enterprise risk. Many factors impact an organization’s overall risk profile, but a growing one is reducing third-party risk, especially as enterprises leverage third parties more than...

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Talon Feature Spotlight: Protection from Browser Cookies Theft   

Welcome to the Talon Feature Highlight series, where our product and research team give you the rundown on key features available through our award-winning secure enterprise browser, TalonWork. In this post, we dive into TalonWork’s first-of-its-kind defense against cookie theft in the browser, a highly targeted resource that malicious actors try to get their hands...

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Talon’s #BrowserBites: The Browser Security and Vulnerability News Digest  

August 20, 2022  Welcome back to Talon’s #BrowserBites, your curated source of news for everything browser security related from vulnerabilities, recent breaches and how to detect and prevent browser-based attacks. There has been a ton going on in the space recently, and we are here to break down some of the most important headlines.  Let’s...

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Talon’s Series A: It’s About a Lot More than Money 

Exciting day here at Talon…  We have just announced our $100 million Series A funding round from some of the most impactful forces in the security industry.   The round was led by the incredible team at Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, CrowdStrike’s Falcon Fund, Merlin Ventures, SYN Ventures and previous investors CrowdStrike...

by Ofer Ben Noon, CEO

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Just Getting Started: Talon Raises $100M Series A

In case you haven’t seen the headlines yet, Talon today announced our Series A funding round, providing us with $100 million in fresh capital from one of the most impressive groups of cyber investors in history.  The round was led by the amazing folks at Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, CrowdStrike’s Falcon...

by Ohad Bobrov, CTO

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Talon Cyber Security Announces $100M in Series A Funding to Redefine Security for the Future of Work 

 Capitalizing on Unprecedented Market Need and Traction, Investment to Accelerate Adoption of Secure Enterprise Browser  TEL AVIV, Israel—August 4, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leading secure enterprise browser provider, today announced $100 million in Series A funding, led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from Ballistic Ventures, CrowdStrike’s Falcon Fund, Merlin Ventures, SYN Ventures...

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How Stored Browser Data Presents Risk – And How to Secure It (Pt. 3) 

In previous blogs, we elaborated on the information stored in the browser, namely passwords and cookies, how attackers target this heavily-used application, and how they can steal sensitive information (TA0010).  In this post, we will focus on another type of information readily available for crafty attackers in the browser, the coveted browsing history, and dive...

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Latest Chrome Vulnerabilities and How Talon Can Help

Last month, two major bugs in Google Chrome were revealed. One of them (CVE-2022-2294) was exploited in the wild in an attempt to attack users in the Middle East. The vulnerability is memory corruption in WebRTC that was abused to achieve shellcode execution in Chrome’s renderer process. Various applications use the WebRTC component, such as...

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Talon Spotlighted on the CRN 2022 Emerging Vendors List 

If you can believe it, we have some more exciting news to share, adding another incredible milestone to our recent success. Talon has officially been named to CRN’s 2022 Emerging Vendors list in the security category.   This annual list is a crowning achievement, recognizing the fast-rising, disruptive technology vendors that have exhibited a commitment to...

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Talon’s #BrowserBites: The Browser Security and Vulnerability News Digest  

July 12, 2022  Welcome to the first edition of #BrowserBites, your curated source of news for everything browser security related from vulnerabilities, recent breaches and how to detect and prevent browser-based attacks. Over the past few weeks, there have been a handful of breaches and vulnerabilities in the browser world, and we are here to...

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TalonWork Mobile: Empower Your On-The-Go Workforce 

We are thrilled to introduce the industry’s first secure enterprise browser for mobile in TalonWork Mobile. With our new version of TalonWork, we are delivering on our core promise to empower users to securely access corporate resources, no matter where they are and no matter what device they use.   Almost every customer we interact with...

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Talon Cyber Security Introduces First Secure Enterprise Browser for Mobile Devices to Bring Full Visibility and Security to All Endpoints Across Enterprise Environments 

Talon Delivers Enterprise-Grade Security through Mobile Browser to Close Significant Gap in Endpoint Security Programs  Tel Aviv, Israel – July 7, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leading secure enterprise browser provider, today introduced TalonWork Mobile, a version of its TalonWork browser made specifically for mobile endpoints. With TalonWork Mobile, customers can extend secure access and...

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Talon Cyber Security Achieves SOC 2 Type 2 Certification for TalonWork Browser 

Secure Enterprise Browser Provider Reaches Pivotal Data Privacy and Security Milestone  Tel Aviv, Israel – June 30, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, the leading secure enterprise browser provider, today announced it has completed the System and Organization Controls (SOC) Type 2 Certification for its secure enterprise browser, TalonWork. The certification ensures Talon upholds the highest...

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Talon Cyber Security Selected for Exclusive Microsoft for Startups Program 

By Being Selected for Microsoft for Startups, Talon to Speed Commercialization and Drive Adoption of Secure Enterprise Browser  Tel Aviv, Israel – June 29, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, provider of the first secure enterprise browser, today announced it has been selected as a partner for Microsoft for Startups, a global program dedicated to accelerating...

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Shut The Front Door: Recapping A Banner Week in Talon’s History 

To say that we at Talon are ecstatic with how the RSA Conference went this year would be a serious understatement. The entire week, top to bottom, was a dream come true for our entire team.   To get you up to speed, let’s run through some of the highlights.   Talon Integrates with CrowdStrike  The Friday...

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Talon Cyber Security Announces Integration with CrowdStrike to Extend Endpoint Protection to Unmanaged Devices

Joint Customers Benefit from Enhanced Protection for Devices Used by Employees, Contractors and Other Third Parties  Tel Aviv, Israel – June 3, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, provider of the first secure enterprise browser, today announced a key integration with CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data....

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Security Implications of Using Unmanaged Personal Devices in the Workplace 

It’s not an exaggeration to state that employees are expected to use their personal endpoints for work. Today 95% of organizations allow personal devices to be used in some way. BYOD policies have grown in popularity along with remote connectivity and cloud infrastructure evolution. Business leaders remain interested in how BYOD can foster flexible work...

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Unmanaged Devices: Closing the Third-Party Risk Management Gap

The modern enterprise has become a complex structure that extends beyond the boundaries of the business itself to include many partners and other third parties that are connected to the organization. These partners come in different shapes and forms and are an integral and necessary part of daily operations. In fact, businesses are increasingly dependent...

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The Riskiest APTs For Browsers

You already know that advanced persistent threats (APTs) target specific sectors. But do they target particular software products? Are there APTs whose expertise is in exploiting browsers?  To detect such APTs, you should first know the techniques that use the browser as an attack vector. Here are a few included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework: ...

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Admiral Mike Rogers Joins Talon Cyber Security to Lead Board of Advisors

 Former NSA Director and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command to Help Support Customers and Drive the Commercialization and Adoption of the TalonWork Browser   Tel Aviv, Israel – May 18, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, provider of the first secure enterprise browser, today announced the appointment of Admiral Mike Rogers as Chairman of the company’s Board...

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Talon Cyber Security Selected as Finalist for RSA Conference 2022 Innovation Sandbox Contest

TalonWork Recognized for Innovative Approach for Securing Hybrid Work  Tel Aviv, Israel – May 3, 2022 – Talon Cyber Security, provider of the first secure enterprise browser, has been named one of 10 finalists for the RSA Conference 2022 Innovation Sandbox Contest for its work in helping customers better secure distributed workforces. On Monday, June...

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How TalonWork solves HIPAA compliance issues

Introduction  The healthcare system is one of the most sensitive sectors exposed to privacy risk. It was involved in about 15% of all 2019 data breaches when estimated industry losses reached $25 billion. To prevent breaches, 81% of US healthcare entities already increased their security spending in 2017, with the related cybersecurity market anticipated to...

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How Stored Browser Data Presents Risk – And How to Secure It (Pt. 2) 

Our previous post in this series discussed the browser as a gateway to the internet and all the data types stored within it. In this second part, we’ll focus on cookies and the potential risk they present if stolen.  We described three types of browser cookies. Cookies are text strings that websites may save to...

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VPN Is Not Enough; Where VPNs Fall Short of Enterprise Security

The downside of VPNs  Due to COVID-19 and the resultant work from home (WFH) model, global enterprises have become far more dependent on virtual private networks (VPNs). Being a sort of tunnel connecting system, VPN use permits employees and contractors to remotely connect to the corporate infrastructure as a client and access internal network services.  ...

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Why Is the Browser the Most Vulnerable App? 

Executive summary  Background  You’ve probably heard that the browser is the most vulnerable application many times. Perhaps you’ve wondered why it gets such a bad rep. In this post, we prove this statement and back it up with some facts that we have collected. Join us on a journey about browsers, vulnerabilities, and the numbers...

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The Desktop App Migration to the Browser 

Well-known companies and services have been busy moving their platforms to the web. Perhaps web applications are not yet as fully featured as their desktop predecessors, but being cloud-based greatly facilitates the collaborative efforts of hybrid workforces. Moreover, the difference between versions decreases as time goes on.  An ever-increasing number of software companies initially enter...

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Stop Malicious Browser Extensions from Becoming an Attack Vector

In an earlier post, we explained how Chromium-based browser extensions can be risky and possibly cause data leakage. Targets can include individual users as well as enterprises located anywhere in the world.   Here we present two cases from the past few months. The first pertains to data-stealing malware, while the other details a popular, unpatched...

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The Browser’s Role in Account Takeover Attacks

Have you ever received a notification that one of your accounts was logged into from a random location? Congrats—you were probably a victim of an account takeover scam. The bad news is you then had to immediately change passwords for all your critical services.   The good news is that next time such an attack can...

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How Stored Browser Data Presents Risk – And How to Secure It (pt. 1)

We’re all using a browser all the time, especially as our gateway to the internet. In this three-part series, we’ll enumerate the data types stored there, the associated risks, and how data-stealing from it can be prevented. Part one focuses on credentials, while remaining installments will look at other stored data types.  Global computer users...

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Secure Corporate Browser Pioneer, Talon Cyber Security, Extends Funding to $43M to Boost Commercialization of Security Controls for the Hybrid Workforce 

Leading cybersecurity investors Sorenson Ventures and Evolution Equity Partners invest in Talon as it meets high demand from the market to secure hybrid work

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The Beginner׳s Guide to the Untold Dangers of Web Extensions

Extensions offer great value to their users, with essential features such as ad-blocking, password management, and productivity boosters. However, they require broad permissions to modify the browser, its behavior, and the visited websites to deliver these enhancements.

by Ido Salomon, Senior Software Engineer

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Talon launches first corporate secure browser for the hybrid work era, backed by renowned cyber security industry leaders

Microsoft's John Thompson, George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike and Mark Anderson, CEO of Alteryx and previously president of PAN to invest...

by Ofer Ben Noon, CEO

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The sustainable security solution for the distributed workforce

Remote working has been on the rise for years, made possible in part by the development of SaaS services that offer accessible, affordable, resilient...

by Ofer Ben Noon, CEO

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Why everyone should care about browser vulnerabilities

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by Ohad Bobrov, CTO

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