Browser AI Monitoring & Extension Control

The web browser is the primary portal for generative AI tools. From chatgpt.com and claude.ai to translation portals and productivity web apps, employees submit massive amounts of sensitive data through browser-based interfaces. Standard network security tools struggle to monitor this encrypted traffic, making dedicated Browser-Based AI Monitoring essential.

Challenges in Securing Browser-Based AI

Traditional cloud access security brokers (CASBs) and network gateways (SWGs) fall short against modern browser-based AI risks:

• Encrypted Outbound Prompts: Outbound HTTPS payloads are fully encrypted, hiding prompt text and file uploads from basic firewalls and network inspection tools.
• AI Extensions & Sidebars: Writing extensions (like Grammarly or Quillbot) and AI sidebars read active text fields inside the browser DOM, scraping pages and sending data to third-party servers.
• Dynamic Text Input: Single characters or partial pastes are constantly synchronized with cloud APIs (e.g., auto-save or real-time autocomplete), bypassing simple submit-button blockers.

Browser-Level Protection with TryAIDR

TryAIDR provides deep, client-side visibility and control directly within the user browser environment:

• Clipboard Paste Intercepts: Integrates with device APIs to block copy-paste actions inside browser windows. Intercepts copy-paste events inside text areas, sanitizing sensitive information before the browser transmits it.
• Local SSL Decryption & Inspection: Analyzes outbound HTTPS prompts to AI web portals locally, ensuring security without routing traffic to external clouds or introducing proxy latency.
• Extension Controls & Whitelisting: Audits and restricts which browser extensions can access text input fields or copy DOM elements.

Browser-Targeted Policy Configuration

Below is a policy that logs and blocks source code uploads and PII exposure to translation websites and unapproved writing assistants:

{
  "policy_name": "browser-assistant-control",
  "inspected_domains": ["deepl.com", "translate.google.com", "grammarly.com"],
  "restricted_extensions": ["id-unapproved-ai-speller"],
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "sensitive_data_detector",
      "categories": ["source_code", "financials", "pii"],
      "action": "block"
    }
  ]
}