Ep. 5: Browser Security with Fletcher Oliver, Chrome Browser Customer Engineer

Browser security is crucial for protecting personal information and preventing malicious attacks, ensuring safe and private online experiences. In Episode 6 of The Security Detail, Chrome browser customer engineer Fletcher Oliver shares some of the top browser security risks and how to defend against them. We also discuss SURGe research that examines security risks associated with Chrome browser extensions.

Links:

- Chrome Safety: https://www.google.com/chrome/safety/

- Chrome Safe Browsing: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/9890866

- Chrome Enhanced Safe Browsing: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/11577602

- Chrome Enterprise Core:

https://chromeenterprise.google/

- SURGe research on Chrome browser extension security: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/add-to-chrome-part-1-an-analysis-of-chrome-browser-extension-security.html

- Google's Permission Risk whitepaper download: https://storage.googleapis.com/support-kms-prod/H67pelgBrKlKSgvA24ooNwVYYx6emmcuJ0LD

- Chrome Enterprise Premium: https://chromeenterprise.google/products/chrome-enterprise-premium/

- Splunk integration in Chrome Enterprise Core: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/12325467

- Google Chrome App for Splunk: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/6896