In a recent Forbes article, cybersecurity expert Zak Doffman issued a critical warning to Chrome users: attackers are exploiting browser vulnerabilities to breach systems, and a single setting toggle in Chrome could help reduce exposure.
While helpful for individuals, this approach highlights a much deeper concern for business owners—the modern cyber threat landscape is moving faster than our traditional defenses can keep up.
The fix mentioned in the article involves disabling “third-party cookies” in Google Chrome—a relatively easy way to cut off tracking mechanisms that hackers can exploit in phishing or social engineering campaigns. It’s sound advice for individuals, but for organizations dealing with sensitive data, customer trust, and operational continuity, browser settings alone simply won’t cut it.
Doffman explains that threat actors are leveraging every available vector—including browser weaknesses—to deliver malware. Many of these attacks are engineered to bypass detection, meaning traditional “Detect and Respond” cybersecurity models are too slow or blind to respond before damage is done.
In the business world, attackers don’t need to breach your network with brute force—they can wait for an employee to click a malicious link or open a compromised PDF. Even the smallest slip-up can lead to stolen credentials, ransomware deployment, or a data breach that costs millions.
The core issue is this: businesses are relying too heavily on detection-based security strategies that were designed for a different era.
That’s where AppGuard comes in.
AppGuard is a proven endpoint protection solution with over 10 years of operational success in high-stakes environments. Unlike detection-based tools, AppGuard doesn’t try to guess whether a process is malicious—it assumes the worst and blocks risky behaviors before they can execute, regardless of whether malware is known, unknown, or fileless.
This approach is called Isolation and Containment. Instead of chasing threats after they’ve already infiltrated your system, AppGuard prevents them from ever running in the first place. Even if an attacker exploits a browser vulnerability or tricks a user into clicking a poisoned link, AppGuard ensures that malicious code cannot execute, cannot spread, and cannot cause harm.
Let’s put this in perspective.
Most businesses today have a stack of security tools—antivirus, firewalls, EDR platforms—but still fall victim to ransomware or data breaches. Why? Because these tools are reactive. They wait until something looks suspicious, then attempt to respond. But in today’s landscape, response time isn’t fast enough.
In fact, many threats now operate in-memory, without ever touching the disk, making them nearly invisible to signature-based detection. That’s why the most advanced attackers love browser vulnerabilities—they can run their code silently, while the business’s defenses are still “analyzing.”
AppGuard doesn’t play that game. It assumes every application could be used as a vector and prevents any suspicious activity from executing outside its normal bounds. That means even if an attacker gets through your firewall, compromises your browser, and delivers a payload—AppGuard keeps it contained.
The lesson from Doffman’s article is clear: individual users can take action to reduce risk, but business leaders must go further. Relying on employee awareness and browser configurations isn’t enough.
Cybercriminals are getting more creative, and tools like AppGuard are designed specifically to neutralize these threats—before they ever cause harm.
At CHIPS, we help businesses implement AppGuard to lock down their endpoints and move from the outdated “Detect and Respond” model to the modern, proactive strategy of “Isolation and Containment.” AppGuard is light, fast, and proven in both government and commercial use—it doesn’t just alert you to threats, it stops them cold.
Don’t wait for a Chrome vulnerability to become your company’s worst nightmare. Talk with us at CHIPS about how AppGuard can protect your business from modern threats—before they strike. Let’s move beyond “Detect and Respond” and adopt true cyber resilience through Isolation and Containment.
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