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HP Sure Click | Whitepaper

L52623-001, November 2018

HP Sure Click

Secure Browsing for the Era of the Mobile Worker

Introduction

According to research from Symantec, 1 in 13 web requests leads to malware.

The

browser has become the new enterprise perimeter, a huge attack surface stretched thin by

the need to support legacy applications and application frameworks such as JavaScript, Flash, and Java that have been exploited in the past.

In today’s environment, users are mobile, use unprotected networks, and access increasingly complex applications from vulnerable endpoints that

cannot be secured by traditional antivirus technologies. Fortunately, there’s a way out.

HP Sure Click

secures commonly used browsers (Internet® Explorer and Chrome™), while delivering a fast, safe, and private browsing experience. HP

Sure Click was developed through the collaboration of HP and Bromium, the pioneers of application isolation using patented micro-virtualization

technology.

This revolutionary approach uses CPU features in HP PCs to automatically isolate each browser tab inside a micro-virtual machine (VM), protecting the

endpoint from malware—even from unknown zero-day attacks that traditional, signature-based antivirus software might miss. This granular, task-

by-task isolation protects users as they work and play, delivering unparalleled security and privacy within a fast, familiar, and responsive user

experience.

With HP Sure Click, the endpoint device can shrug off browser-borne attacks. Malware is blocked from accessing documents, enterprise intranets, or

even other websites, and it is automatically erased when the tab is closed, thereby eliminating costly remediation and downtime.

The wild, wild web versus the browser

The rapid adoption of cloud computing and software-as-a-service is fueled by dramatic changes in end-user computing. Users are increasingly

accessing consumer and enterprise applications on the go, on untrusted networks, and often from their own personal devices. We have entered an

era of mobile workers connected to the cloud, decreasing the relevance of traditional network protections and leaving IT security teams in the dark.

Internet-originated “drive-by” attacks, “man-in-the-browser,” “cross-site scripting,” and other web-delivered threats have become dominant attack

vectors. Even reputable sites have delivered malware spread by compromised advertising networks.

The challenge

IT security teams face a daunting series of challenges in securing their networks against modern malware intrusions, including advanced persistent

threats (APTs), advanced targeted attacks (ATAs), polymorphic malware, and file-less intrusions. Private, corporate, and public-sector networks and

infrastructures can become prime targets for attacks led by organized criminals, political agitators, and other hackers eager to access critical content,

whether for espionage purposes, to cause public embarrassment, or to reap financial gain.

Symantec, Internet Security Threat Report Volume 23, 2018

HP Sure Click is available on most HP computers and supports Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Google Chrome

, and Chromium™. Supported attachments include

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and PDF files in read-only mode, when Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat is installed.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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HP Sure Click | Whitepaper HP Sure Click Secure Browsing for the Era of the Mobile Worker Introduction According to research from Symantec, 1 in 13 web requests leads to malware.1 The browser has become the new enterprise perimeter, a huge attack surface stretched thin by the need to support legacy applications and application frameworks such as JavaScript, Flash, and Java that have been exploited in the past.
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HP Sure Click | Whitepaper The legacy approach is not up to the task Detection-based security solutions protect against the vast majority of known attacks but struggle to resolve new, unknown attacks. When antivirus software relies on matching against signatures, heuristics, behaviors, or other attributes that have previously been identified, novel threats will always be a risk.
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HP Sure Click | Whitepaper alternatively, can safely execute on actual physical resources. The user, however, should never see any difference in application appearance, behavior, or workflow. Application isolation in micro-Virtual Machines The power of application isolation is simple and straightforward—to remove the opportunity for an unknown threat to cause harm—but the execution is quite difficult.
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HP Sure Click | Whitepaper The solution HP Sure Click leverages Bromium’s virtualization-based security and isolation technology to dramatically decrease attack surfaces, monitor suspicious activity, and contain threats whether users are online or offline, because micro-virtual machines are not dependent on online access to protect your device from malware. Secure browsing HP Sure Click protects organizations from web-borne threats for Internet Explorer and Chrome.