Problem 02 · Enterprise Browser
Your SaaS is running through a consumer browser. Put it back under your control.
Island Enterprise Browser, delivered and managed by IT4SME. Every SaaS interaction governed, secured, audited and controlled. At the exact point where data leaves your perimeter. No app changes, no MDM fight, no VPN tax.
The problem with consumer browsers
Your SaaS sits behind a browser built for consumers. We replace it with one built for your business.
Chrome and Edge are consumer grade products with enterprise extensions bolted on. They were never designed to protect business data. They were designed to render the web for an individual user. Once a session is open, the data flows wherever the user takes it.
Island is Chromium reassembled around an enterprise control plane. Same compatibility. Different posture. Copy, paste, download, screenshot, print and upload all become policy surfaces. Per user, per app, per action.
- No data layer controls
- Same browser for personal use
- Limited audit trail
- Endpoint bound policy
- Extension sprawl
- Copy/paste/download/screenshot controls
- Separate corporate browser, same device
- Per user, per action audit
- Identity bound policy
- Native, no extensions required
Capabilities
Six controls that change how your business uses SaaS.
Last mile data protection
Copy/paste, download, screenshot, print and upload controls applied at the browser layer. Exactly where the data leaves your control. Works inside any SaaS or web app, with no app changes.
Visibility into shadow SaaS
Every SaaS interaction routed through the browser is logged. You see what apps your team is actually using, what data is moving where, and what's leaking out of unsanctioned tools.
Zero trust access without a VPN
Identity aware access to internal web apps. The browser is the trust boundary. No VPN client, no certificate gymnastics, no exposed RDP. Works the same for staff, contractors and BYOD.
Contractor and BYOD ready
Ship the browser, not the device. Contractors and personal devices get fully governed access to corporate SaaS with zero data persisting on the endpoint. Off boarding is a single revoke.
Chromium under the hood
Built on the same Chromium your team already uses. Every site, every SaaS, every internal app works the same. Including the ones your dev team built ten years ago.
Audit grade governance
Per user, per app, per action policies with full audit trail. Map directly to ISO 27001, SOC 2, Essential Eight, and APRA CPS 234 control objectives.
Use cases
Four problems we solve in the first few days.
Replace the VPN for SaaS
Move staff and contractors off a flat network VPN and onto identity bound browser sessions. Faster, less brittle, and the audit trail is per action. Not per tunnel.
Secure contractor and offshore access
External teams get tightly scoped access to specific SaaS apps with copy, download, and screenshot blocked. No corporate laptop required. Revoke at any time.
Lock down BYOD without MDM
Skip the agent on device fight. The browser is the agent. Personal devices stay personal; corporate data stays in the browser session.
Stop SaaS to SaaS data leak
Block paste out from Microsoft 365 into ChatGPT, copy from Salesforce into a personal Drive, downloads from your ERP into a personal device. Policy driven, fully logged.
Why Island
Three ways teams secure SaaS today. Only one was built for it.
- Built for consumers, not your business
- No data layer controls inside SaaS
- Limited audit trail
- Same browser for personal and corporate use
- Endpoint dependent policy
- Trust at the network, not the data
- Heavy client, brittle on BYOD
- All or nothing access tunnels
- No protection once user is inside the app
- Off boarding requires device wipe
- Built for the enterprise from the first commit
- Data layer controls inside every SaaS
- Per user, per action audit trail
- Separate corporate and personal browsers on one device
- Policy travels with the user, not the device
How we deliver
Four phases. No surprises.
Discovery & policy design
We audit your SaaS estate, classify your sensitive flows, and translate compliance objectives (ISO, SOC 2, Essential Eight, APRA) into concrete browser policies.
Proof of value
Roll the browser to a target group. Typically a contractor cohort or a high risk SaaS like M365 + Salesforce. Measure leak prevention, helpdesk load, and user friction before committing.
Rollout
Phased deployment by team, app, or risk tier. IdP integration, policy templates, conditional access rules, audit feed wired into your SIEM. We build, you sign off at each gate.
Managed & supported
Policy tuning, incident response, audit reporting, license management. Or run it yourselves with our backup. Same way we deliver everything else.
Frequently asked
The questions IT and security leads actually ask.
What is an enterprise browser and how is it different from Chrome or Edge?
An enterprise browser is built on Chromium but adds a control plane between the user and the web. Copy, paste, download, screenshot, print and upload controls applied per user, per app, per action. Chrome and Edge are consumer products with optional enterprise extensions; Island is enterprise first with the controls baked in.
Does Island Enterprise Browser work with our existing SaaS apps?
Yes. It is built on Chromium, so every site that works in Chrome works in Island. Microsoft 365, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, Jira, your custom internal apps, all of it. No app changes are required.
Can it replace our VPN for SaaS access?
For SaaS and web based internal apps, yes. The browser becomes the trust boundary. Identity aware, fully audited, and policy driven without a VPN client. Most customers retain a thin VPN for non web protocols and move 80 to 95% of access into the browser.
How do we deploy it to contractors and BYOD?
Contractors install the browser on their own device. They sign in with their identity, receive the policy bundle for their role, and access only the apps you allow. No corporate laptop, no MDM, no data leaves the browser session. Off boarding is a single identity revoke.
How does this map to compliance frameworks like Essential Eight, ISO 27001 or APRA CPS 234?
Per user audit trail, application control, data loss prevention at the user app boundary, identity bound access, and configurable hardening map directly to multiple Essential Eight strategies, ISO 27001 Annex A controls, and APRA CPS 234 requirements. We provide a control mapping pack as part of the discovery phase.