Guardz Integrates Palo Alto Networks' Browser Protection for Small Business Security
Guardz enhances its Agentic Workspace Security platform by integrating Palo Alto Networks' Prisma Browser for Business, offering unified threat detection and response for small businesses.
Guardz has announced a significant integration with Palo Alto Networks' Prisma Browser for Business, embedding advanced browser protection directly into its Agentic Workspace Security platform. This move aims to provide small businesses, often served by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), with a more cohesive and robust security posture by linking browser activity with email, identity, endpoint, and user risk data.
The integration addresses the growing reality that browsers are the primary gateway to the modern digital workspace, handling everything from application access to sensitive company information and AI tool usage. However, this central role also makes them a prime target for sophisticated attacks. Phishing emails, for instance, can lead employees to malicious login pages, compromising credentials and subsequently exposing connected accounts. By incorporating Prisma Browser for Business, Guardz enables its 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR) team to investigate such incidents as unified events.
When an employee falls victim to a phishing attempt, Prisma Browser for Business can actively block the malicious page. Simultaneously, Guardz correlates this browser event with the original phishing email, related activity within Microsoft 365, and endpoint telemetry. This holistic approach provides security experts with the necessary context to conduct thorough investigations and execute swift responses, treating the entire attack chain as a single incident rather than isolated events.
Dor Eisner, CEO and Co-Founder of Guardz, emphasized the strategic importance of this integration. "Identity is the new center of gravity in cybersecurity, and the browser has become the primary gateway to the modern workspace," Eisner stated. "Together with Palo Alto Networks, we’re advancing a new era of identity-centric security operations, connecting signals across identity, browser, email, endpoint, and data into a unified security fabric that is powered by agents." He further highlighted that this unified approach allows MSPs to autonomously investigate and respond to threats at scale, empowering small businesses to adopt new technologies like AI securely.
Key capabilities brought by Prisma Browser for Business include inline machine-learning-based phishing detection and Advanced URL Filtering to block malicious sites and session-theft attempts. It also offers malware protection through WildFire file analysis and scans for risky browser extensions. The integration is designed for simplified deployment, allowing MSPs to provision and configure browser protection within minutes, a feature that has been positively received by early-access partners.
Shivam Srivastava, VP Product at Palo Alto Networks, commented on the value proposition for small businesses. "For most small businesses, the browser is now the office. Working with Guardz brings Prisma Browser for Business into the security these organizations receive from the providers they already trust," he said. This partnership ensures that browser protection is seamlessly integrated with the broader security coverage and support delivered by MSPs, safeguarding the daily digital activities of employees.
Furthermore, the integration addresses the increasing use of browser-based generative AI tools by employees. Guardz's AI Usage and Control capabilities allow technicians to enforce client-specific policies, restricting actions like copying, pasting, uploading, or downloading files by website or category. An accompanying AI usage report provides MSPs with a clear view of AI tool adoption across their client base, balancing the benefits of AI with necessary security controls.
Guardz's Agentic Workspace Security platform aims to unify protection across identities, email, endpoints, and browsers, augmented by adaptive security awareness and user risk management. The platform's 24/7 agentic MDR service provides machine-speed triage and response, backed by a dedicated research and threat hunting team, ultimately offering small businesses a comprehensive and integrated security solution.