Secure BYOD

Traditional BYOD security requires MDM (which employees resist), VDI (expensive), RBI (breaks UX), or enterprise browsers (require migration). Beyond the friction, these approaches also operate at the wrong layer for the dominant threats. MDM controls the device — encryption, passcode policies, remote wipe — but can't detect AiTM phishing, session hijacking, or credential theft happening inside the browser. VDI isolates the session from the device, but phishing and ClickFix work identically inside a VDI session. RBI isolates execution, but identity attacks exploit user interaction, not browser vulnerabilities.

Push deploys as a browser extension — no MDM, device management, or browser replacement required. It operates at the browser session layer where these attacks actually happen, providing behavioral phishing detection, session hijacking detection, credential hygiene enforcement, and file transfer controls on any device.

The easiest way is using a browser extension. The traditional options all introduce friction. MDM requires device enrollment that employees on personal devices resist. VDI requires infrastructure and degrades the user experience. Enterprise browsers require users to switch from their preferred browser. RBI adds latency and breaks web applications. These approaches also share a structural gap: they control the device, the network path, or the execution environment — but the attacks driving most breaches (AiTM phishing, credential theft, session hijacking, ClickFix) operate inside the browser session and work identically through all of them.

A browser extension operates at the session layer where these attacks happen. Push installs in minutes with no device management, browser replacement, or network routing — and provides behavioral phishing detection, credential hygiene, session monitoring, and file transfer controls on any device with a supported browser.

Contractors typically use their own devices, which rules out MDM enrollment, endpoint agent deployment, and enterprise browser mandates. VDI provides isolation but is expensive, degrades usability, and doesn't detect browser-session attacks — a contractor who visits an AiTM page inside a VDI session is just as compromised. Most organizations end up with no security coverage on contractor browsers at all.

Push deploys to contractor machines without MDM — contractors install the extension in their existing browser with no device enrollment, browser migration, or network routing required. Because it operates inside the browser session, it detects phishing, credential theft, and session hijacking at the point where these attacks actually happen — not at the device or network layer where they're invisible.

For security purposes, a browser extension provides equivalent or better threat detection without requiring browser migration. Push provides behavioral phishing detection, session hijacking detection, extension management, credential hygiene, and DLP building blocks — all as an extension.

Enterprise browsers offer additional capabilities (VDI replacement, ZTNA, watermarking) that Push doesn't attempt to replicate. The decision depends on whether you primarily need threat detection or workspace control. Read the comparison.

Push provides browser-layer DLP building blocks that work on personal devices without MDM: file upload/download controls, clipboard monitoring, domain categorization and blocking, and application blocking.

Endpoint DLP doesn't work on unmanaged devices. Network DLP requires traffic routing that may not be possible for BYOD. Browser-layer DLP via Push is the most practical option. See Push's DLP capabilities.

Push has been deployed to 100,000 users in under one hour. For unmanaged devices, the user installs the extension directly — no MDM, device enrollment, or browser migration required.

Compare to enterprise browser migration (months of planning), VDI (infrastructure provisioning), or RBI (network architecture changes).

Not necessarily. Enterprise browsers require browser migration — friction-heavy for BYOD users. If your primary needs are threat detection, identity security, and data protection, Push provides these without requiring users to switch browsers. Read the comparison.

Traditional approaches — MDM enrollment, VPN access, VDI — require infrastructure the third party has to accept and IT has to provision. For short-term engagements or large partner populations, the overhead often means third-party access goes unsecured. Conditional access policies can restrict by device compliance, but that assumes you can manage the device. And even when these controls are in place, they secure the access path — not the browser session. A contractor on a VPN with a compliant device is still vulnerable to AiTM phishing, credential theft, and session hijacking.

Push deploys to third-party users (contractors, partners, vendors) without device management and operates at the browser session layer — detecting phishing, enforcing credential hygiene, monitoring sessions, and controlling file transfers where the attacks actually occur.

Without an endpoint agent, most organizations get no security telemetry from unmanaged devices. EDR requires OS-level access. Network-based tools only see traffic if it routes through your proxy. The result is a complete blind spot on BYOD and contractor devices.

Push collects browser-level security telemetry from any device where the extension is installed — login events, phishing detections, session activity, file transfers, extension inventory, and AI tool usage. The data architecture is local-first and detection-triggered — important for BYOD, where employees are sensitive about monitoring on personal devices.

Enterprise browsers replace the user's browser with a managed application. Browser security extensions add capabilities to the user's existing browser without replacement.

Enterprise browsers target IT teams with workspace control features (VDI replacement, ZTNA, watermarking). Push targets security teams with threat detection features (behavioral phishing detection, session hijacking detection, identity security). Different buyers, different problems. Read the comparison.

MDM controls the device — enforcing encryption, passcode policies, app restrictions, and remote wipe. It requires enrollment, which employees and contractors on personal devices typically resist. Browser-based security controls the browser session — detecting threats, enforcing credential hygiene, monitoring data transfers, and managing extensions without touching the device.

MDM solves device-level problems (lost devices, OS vulnerabilities). Browser-based security solves session-level problems (phishing, credential theft, data loss through web apps). For BYOD, browser-based security is usually more practical because it doesn't require device enrollment. Push deploys as a browser extension with no MDM dependency. Read the comparison.

Define what corporate data BYOD users can access, what security controls are required, and what monitoring is acceptable on personal devices. The key tension is security coverage versus employee privacy and friction.

Browser-based security simplifies BYOD policy because it provides security controls without device management — no enrollment, no MDM, no access to personal apps or data. Push's local-first data architecture means routine browsing stays on-device; only security-relevant events (phishing detections, compromised credentials, policy violations) are transmitted. This makes BYOD policies easier to write and easier for employees to accept.