[HN Gopher] Chrome Enterprise Premium: The future of endpoint se...
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       Chrome Enterprise Premium: The future of endpoint security
        
       Author : simjue
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2024-04-10 12:53 UTC (10 hours ago)
        
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       | jaimins wrote:
       | Does this compete directly with Island? And what does the Google
       | offering give that Island doesn't and vice versa?
        
       | badrabbit wrote:
       | I am really surprised they don't have a full blown EDR/EPP
       | solution yet. From the title I thought that would be what this is
       | about but from the content it doesn't look like it.
        
         | Citizen8396 wrote:
         | It seems like it'd be a logical step, especially after their
         | Mandiant acquisition in late 2022 (various security
         | services/threat intelligence). Maybe they would seek to acquire
         | this capability as well.
        
       | wannacboatmovie wrote:
       | Google acting like they just invented Group Policy, which turns
       | 25 this year.
       | 
       | I don't want Google as my anti-malware vendor thank you. The
       | reason half these security problems exist is because Chrome is so
       | bloated.
       | 
       | IE seems simple and efficient by comparison.
        
       | isodev wrote:
       | Paying a subscription for a browser? We desperately need more
       | browser agents supported/developed by "not a Big Tech Corp"
        
         | afavour wrote:
         | No, paying a subscription for a browser add on that boosts
         | enterprise security.
         | 
         | I too would love more browsers from non-behemoths but I don't
         | think this particular example is a great argument for it.
        
           | isodev wrote:
           | I think The Register articulates quite well why it's a bad
           | idea and honestly it's high time we consider that ad/AI
           | companies can't also be browser makers.
           | 
           | https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/10/chrome_enterprise_pre.
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