The rapid rise of generative AI in business

Generative AIs are already transforming the daily lives of employees: marketing, support, development, communication, legal... all professions find a gain in productivity there. But this rapid democratization comes with a major blind spot for cybersecurity.

And with it, a new risk surface has emerged: the web browser.
Because it is through it that all interactions with these AIs, often hosted by third-party services, go through.

Misused, these AIs become an entry point for the leak of sensitive information, the loss of control over internal data, or the violation of security policies. That is the challenge of this transition: to allow employees to take advantage of it, without compromising the security or compliance of the company.

Security and compliance risks

The dangers associated with the unsupervised use of generative AIs are numerous:

• Sensitive data leak : users can, without wanting to, enter critical information (source code, personal data, confidential documents) into the tool.
• Loss of intellectual property : once shared, information becomes potentially reusable by the AI model.
• Regulatory non-compliance : RGPD, sectoral rules (finance, health...), directives such as NIS2, require control of data flows.
• Shadow AI : Users bypass internal restrictions to access AIs through personal or insecure connections.
• Lack of visibility for IT teams : it is often impossible to know who is using which AI, when, and with what data.

The Shadow AI phenomenon: when AIs bypass the IT department

What is called Shadow AI refers to all uses of generative AI solutions adopted without validation or visibility from the IT department. The user uses a general public tool (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Perplexity, etc.) directly from their native browser. He sometimes copies sensitive code, extracts from internal documents or confidential projects... without realizing it.

This practice is difficult to detect, difficult to control, and represents a major flaw in an organization's cybersecurity policy. It evades IS rules, bypasses proxies and directly threatens data confidentiality.

100% isolated navigation: an effective barrier against leaks

The best way to control these uses is to completely isolate the access session to the AI tools. This is precisely what VirtualBrowser allows thanks to its remote isolated navigator.

With a RBI solution (Remote Browser Isolation), the user accesses generative AI tools in a virtualized environment, completely detached from his local computer. The navigation is encapsulated in a virtual browser hosted on a remote server, and only the visual renderings are transmitted to the user, without any direct interaction between the tool and the workstation.

This isolation makes it possible to control the authorized actions in a granular manner:

• Prevent copy and paste to the AI (but allow copying from the AI)
• Disable the upload or drag & drop of sensitive documents
• Display a warning message in case of unsupervised access

Example: a user will be able to copy an AI response, but will not be able to paste internal content.

Compliance made easy

The RBI solution acts as a security lock between the user and the third-party AI: flows are controlled, data protected, actions logged. An asset to meet the requirements of ANSSI, the RGPD or internal policies.

Concrete benefits for the company

✅ Critical data security
The technical barrier prevents any involuntary exfiltration via a chatbot.

✅ Guided and smooth adoption of AI
Employees can continue to use AIs, without friction, in a controlled environment.

✅ Shadow IT reduction
No need to block AIs anymore. By supervising them via the RBI, we avoid workarounds.

✅ Visibility and traceability for the IT department
Each use can be monitored, access rules are centralized.

✅ BYOD compatibility/uncontrolled workstations
The RBI works via a simple URL, on any device. No agents to deploy.

Towards responsible and controlled AI

Generative AI is a major opportunity for businesses but should not become a new Achilles heel. The virtual browser is not a workaround: it is a A real lever for secure digital transformation. By isolating access to generative AIs, VirtualBrowser allows you to get the best out of it... without exposing the company to the worst.

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