Hoxhunt Browser Defense is a browser security extension that steps in at the moment employees click, sign in, download, or paste, and shows security teams which software as a service (SaaS) and AI applications their people actually use. It applies your policies the moment a risky page or action appears and responds in a way the employee can understand.
Why security teams need protection inside the browser
Most work now happens in a browser tab: email, SaaS applications, AI assistants, and file sharing. Attacks followed it there. Cloned login pages, fake CAPTCHA prompts that trick people into running commands (known as ClickFix), and malicious downloads all play out in the browser, including after the email has already passed the gateway.
Network and endpoint tools see traffic and processes. They see far less of what a page is asking an employee to do. Browser Defense works at that layer, where the employee makes the decision.
How Browser Defense works
Browser Defense has two parts: an extension deployed to your employees' browsers, and an admin console where you set policies and review activity. A policy is a rule. When its condition is met in the browser, the extension responds and records an event.
There are two kinds of policies:
- Managed policies are built and maintained by Hoxhunt to catch browser attacks such as credential phishing pages and ClickFix.
- Custom policies cover the decisions only your organization can make, such as which AI tools are approved for work.
You decide how each policy responds. The options range from quietly recording what happened, to guiding the employee with a message inside the page, to stopping access altogether. Policies can apply to everyone or be tied to specific users and groups, and alerts can reach your team by chat or email.
See the SaaS and AI applications your employees use
Browser Defense builds an inventory of the applications your employees sign in to. For example, it can show you:
- applications that are new to your organization,
- work applications opened with a personal account, and
- logins shared by more than one employee.
You decide which applications are approved. A policy can then steer people away from an unapproved AI tool and toward the one you license.
Guide employees at the moment of risk
Changing behavior is the core of how Hoxhunt approaches security. The best time to correct a risky action is while it is happening, when the employee can see why it matters.
Browser Defense puts that principle into the browser. Messages carry your own words, can point to the approved alternative, and can be shown in each employee's language.
Who Browser Defense is for
Browser Defense is built for organizations that run their work in SaaS and AI tools and want control at the browser layer without replacing the browser. For example:
- Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and security leaders who need to close the gap between the email gateway and the endpoint, and need an answer to the question “which AI tools are we using?”
- Security engineers and security operations center teams who want evidence of what happened in the browser, delivered where they already work.
- Security awareness teams who want to coach behavior where it happens and measure it beyond training completion rates.
- IT teams who deploy browser tooling with the device management tools they already run.
How Browser Defense fits your existing processes
Browser Defense is an extension that runs in the browser your employees already use. There is no new application to roll out and nothing new for employees to learn. Your IT team deploys it through the device management tools it already uses.
Once it is running, Browser Defense works within the processes your security team already has. Alerts reach the right people by chat or email, so nobody has to watch another console to catch what matters.
When you want browser activity to flow further, policy events can be sent on to the other systems your team relies on. Evidence from any event can also be shared in a ticket or exported for an audit or a report.
What you need to do
If your organization already uses Hoxhunt, contact your Customer Success Manager to learn how to add Browser Defense.
If you are new to Hoxhunt, book a Browser Defense demo to see how it works in your own environment.
Frequently asked questions
Do employees need to install anything?
No. Your IT team deploys the extension through the device management tools it already uses. There is nothing for employees to configure.
Does Browser Defense send everything employees type to Hoxhunt?
No. Browser Defense looks for what your policies describe and records only what matches.
Can I test a policy before it reaches employees?
Yes. You can run a policy quietly first, see how often it would respond, and switch it to guide or block employees when you are ready.
How quickly do policy changes take effect?
Changes reach your employees' browsers within minutes, with no redeployment.