The browser is where work happens—here’s how to get it right

Where does your workday happen? For many of us, the answer is a browser tab. As more work moves to software as a service (SaaS) and web apps, the browser has become a primary workspace. Organizations need secure enterprise browser technologies to manage and protect work in the browser, closing the gaps that traditional endpoint security controls leave open. 

Today, our primary use case is for end users that do most of their work with browser-based apps on BYO devices. This applies to:  

• Temporary and contractor workforces. 
• Lighter, web-only use cases across all user personas. 
• Managed use cases where organizations need to limit data leakage to the web, such as sharing information with web-based GenAI engines. 

Once you’ve decided to secure work in the browser, the next step is to choose a solution that delivers a simple, consistent user experience. Here are five things to consider when evaluating browser security:

1. Provide a single, unified entry point

Users need a single, centralized app catalog that brings together every application—whether SaaS, web, or virtual—so they can access everything from one place. That way, no one has to switch between portals or tools to get to what they need.

Here's a quick gut check: If your users rely on a folder of bookmarks and juggle multiple entry points to do their jobs, the experience is already fragmented. Omnissa Secure Access Suite with Chrome Enterprise includes everything needed for a unified experience.

2. No end user set up with instant access

Onboarding and access should be simple. It should be easy for someone on an unmanaged device to launch a secure browser and get to work. Omnissa delivers secure browsing via the typical Chrome browser: Open up a tab and log in with your organizational credentials and voila, you have launched a secure browsing session.

This end-user workflow makes it easy for organizations to onboard anyone on their own device, including employees, contractors, and temporary workers alike. When someone is productive on day one, you've simultaneously removed a hurdle for the user and a support burden for IT.

And what does it do for security? Familiarity drives usage, and usage is what makes security effective.

3. One experience across devices and users

At Omnissa, we believe that a great experience shouldn’t depend on who you are or whether you're working on a managed or unmanaged device. Consistency reduces confusion for users and reduces the support burden on IT eliminating questions like, “Where do I find X app?” and "Why does this look different on my laptop?"

Workspace ONE delivers a consistent user experience across the browser-based Hub Catalog and Intelligent Hub apps for Windows, MacOS, iOS, and Android. Omnissa Secure Access Suite with Chrome Enterprise utilizes the familiar Chrome browser, making secure browser-based work look a lot like the consumer experience that users know.

4. Security built into the browser

When you apply enterprise-grade controls to browser-based work, you can restrict or limit risky behaviors. This includes:

• Controlling browser actions, such as copy and paste, downloads, and uploads.
• Protecting sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, personally identifiable information (PII), and other confidential information.
• Blocking threats inline before they reach the user.

Modern browser controls can enforce security policies directly at the point of interaction. These protections, along with real-time threat detection and zero trust enforcement, work continuously as users work in the browser and in browser-connected apps. Because the security is built into the browser itself, protection is native, not bolted on through a separate application.

5. Seamless, low-friction access

Authentication is often where the end user experience breaks down. Ask for too much, too often, and people find workarounds. Security adoption remains strong when you provide access that is context-aware, risk-based, and mostly invisible.

Our secure browsing solution interconnects with Omnissa Access for zero-trust access decision making that can factor in more than 35 device trust signals from Chrome. Context-aware access decisions can be made such as requiring step-up authorization or denying access when an unmanaged device is out of compliance.

We support bring-your-own multi-factor authentication (BYOMFA) and we also include Omnissa Pass MFA for iOS and Android with Secure Access Suite with Chrome Enterprise. Omnissa Pass can serve as a primary or secondary factor, approve sign-ins with a simple push, and—important to BYOD and contractor scenarios—requires no UEM, so it works on unmanaged and personal devices.

The browser: A workspace and a control point

By bringing every app into a single place and securing work where it actually happens, you don’t have to choose between a great user experience and strong data protection.

To learn more about how Omnissa Secure Access Suite  with Chrome Enterprise can  help your teams securely support more users, applications, and work scenarios, contact us or explore the Omnissa platform.