New internet browsing tools bolster DoD cybersecurity
Mark Pomerleau
WASHINGTON — With an increasingly expanding attack surface – exacerbated by droves of employees now working remotely – officials at the Defense Information Systems Agency say the organization’s new cloud-based browsing tool boasts stronger security for the Department of Defense networks.
The Cloud Based Internet Isolation (CBII) program, which hosts internet browsing in an isolated cloud environment, transfers the traffic away from the user’s desktop or laptop device.
It is an especially important tool with personnel working remotely, safeguarding against potentially malicious code being downloaded to endpoints and infecting the broader network, officials said. Moreover, it works even if employees forget to connect to the virtual private network “to get to the DoD-specific stuff and they just go to Google or something and click around, they’re still protected,†Angela Landress, chief of Defensive Cyber Operations at DISA, told C4ISRNET.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2020/12/02/new-internet-browsing-tools-bolster-dod-cybersecurity/
