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Extension Security

Browser Extension Security

Browser extensions have access to cookies, passwords, session tokens, and page content. A single malicious extension can exfiltrate credentials, inject code, and hijack sessions across your entire workforce. Surface Security gives you complete visibility and control over every extension installed.

The Problem

Extensions have the keys to your kingdom

The average enterprise user has 5+ browser extensions. Many request broad permissions: read all site data, access cookies, modify page content. Malicious extensions can harvest credentials, steal session tokens, inject ads, and exfiltrate data silently. Most security teams have no inventory of what is installed, let alone what those extensions are doing.

No visibility into which extensions are installed across the workforce

Extensions with broad permissions can access all browsing data silently

Malicious extensions steal credentials, cookies, and session tokens

Legitimate extensions can be compromised through supply chain attacks

The Solution

Full visibility and control over every extension

Surface continuously inventories all browser extensions across your organization. Analyze permissions, detect malicious behavior, enforce allowlists and blocklists, and alert on suspicious activity in real time.

Extension Inventory

Discover every extension installed across all managed browsers. Track versions, permissions, and sources.

Permission Analysis

Flag extensions with excessive permissions like access to all site data, cookies, or page content modification.

Behavioral Detection

Monitor extension runtime behavior for data exfiltration, code injection, and unauthorized network requests.

Policy Enforcement

Enforce allowlists, blocklists, and permission-based policies. Auto-disable risky extensions.

Key Benefits

Why teams choose Surface

Complete Visibility

Know every extension installed across your organization and its risk profile.

Supply Chain Protection

Detect compromised extensions before they can exfiltrate data or inject code.

Automated Enforcement

Policies automatically disable risky extensions without manual intervention.

Reduced Attack Surface

Eliminate unnecessary extension permissions that create data exposure risk.

See Surface Security in action

Request a demo to learn how Surface protects your organization at the browser level with full on-prem control.