Browser-Based Data Leaks: 3 Biggest Data Security Challenges Today

For years, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions focused on email, endpoints, and network traffic, where security teams could enforce clear policies with predictable outcomes. But work has changed. Employees aren’t just moving data through controlled corporate channels anymore—they’re copying, pasting, uploading, and transferring sensitive information through the browser every day. Inline DLP was never built to control how employees handle data inside SaaS applications. Personal and corporate accounts blur together while newly adopted Gen-AI tools and browser extensions quietly expand the risk surface. The browser is now the largest data exfiltration point, yet security strategies remain stuck in a perimeter-based world. The real challenge isn’t just detecting data loss; it’s understanding why traditional defenses keep missing it. How Data Loss Happens in the Browser Data exfiltration no longer happens through obvious channels like USB drives or unauthorized email attachments. Inst ... Read full article.