Google Is Giving It More Control Over Your Chrome Extensions

Google has announced immoderate caller business features that tin thief IT admins amended negociate Chrome browser extensions, a celebrated onslaught vector for cybercriminals. A curated Chrome Web Store acquisition is launching coming for Enterprise workspaces that allows pre-approved extensions to beryllium displayed connected nan landing page, making them easier for labour to find and install.

Companies tin too beforehand different trusted add-ons that they personification vetted, create groups for circumstantial extensions, and customize nan Chrome Web Store UI pinch institution logos, imagery, and announcements. The intent is to forestall labour from installing perchance harmful browser extensions that airs a accusation consequence — arsenic seen successful nan phishing tally reported successful December that inserted malicious codification into aggregate Chrome extensions, including nan Cyberhaven accusation information add-on.

More controls will beryllium added for IT admins later this year, including a caller Chrome Enterprise Core mounting that will alteration extensions to beryllium removed from users’ systems remotely, and automatically artifact early downloads. Another feature, coming “early this year,” will fto admins spot civilization messages connected clasp point pages to proviso overmuch accusation astir their compliance pinch workspace usage policies.