Overview

Island’s BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) solution is built into its Enterprise Browser, enabling unmanaged devices to access corporate resources securely without installing agents, proxies, or OS-level tools. Users simply log in and work from any device—Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, iPadOS—while Island ensures data never leaves approved boundaries, eliminating the typical risks of BYOD.

Features and Capabilities

• Agentless installation: Works without requiring proxies, kernel extensions, or OS-level changes.
• Cross‑platform support: Enables secure BYOD access on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and iPadOS.
• Data exfiltration prevention: Blocks downloads, uploads, copy-paste, file transfers, and screenshots from untrusted environments.
• Device posture checks: Automatically assesses device posture to deny access from unsafe devices.
• Extension control: Administrators can allow personal browser extensions while blocking untrusted ones during work sessions.
• High‑fidelity monitoring: Logs corporate activity in detail while anonymizing personal browsing.
• VDI replacement: Delivers secure, native web access without the need for virtual desktop infrastructure.
• Granular session governance: Enables conditional policies like watermarking, MFA injection, and session-specific restrictions.
• Zero Trust enforcement: Integrates Zero Trust network access directly into the browser layer.
• Safe browsing protection: Blocks web threats, malware, and phishing directly at the browser level.
• Contractor and 3rd party onboarding: Enables secure access for unmanaged contractors without heavy IT interventions.