Security policies enable administrators to implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls across an organization through centralized browser management. These policies can be tailored to specific teams to allow or block file transfers and clipboard operations, effectively preventing unauthorized data leaks.
By default, all settings for download, upload, and clipboard usage are enabled, meaning no restrictions are active initially. When creating a new policy, administrators have the option to enable blocking for these settings. Therefore, creating a rule involves actively blocking specific actions such as file downloads, uploads, clipboard copy/paste functions, and even microphone and camera usage.
How to set up NordLayer Browser (BETA) security policies?
Before getting started, you'll need to enable NordLayer Browser (BETA) under the Platform Solutions tab as a prerequisite.
- Navigate to Platform solutions and select NordLayer Browser.
- Select Security policies from the submenu.
- Click the Create policy button.
- In the opened window:
- Enter a security policy name (it must not exceed 100 characters)
- Select which teams the policy applies to (you may select multiple teams)
- Tick the actions that you want to block:
- File downloads
- File uploads
- Copy to clipboard
- Paste from clipboard
- Microphone
- Camera
- Define the destination IPs and domains for which those actions will be blocked (wildcards (*) are supported for flexible URL pattern matching). You may list up to 100 domains or IP addresses. The correct format for destinations should be example.com, *.example.com, or 172.100.2.10. There is no need to include "https://" or "www" at the beginning of the domain name. All destinations must be separated by commas or spaces.
- When you're finished configuring the policy, click Create policy to save your changes.
Security policies can be created at any time, but they only take effect when the browser is enabled and running.
There is a limit of 1,000 policies per organization.
When users belong to multiple teams, the most restrictive policy applies.
As a beta feature, NordLayer Browser continues to evolve based on user feedback and organizational needs. Some functionality may change as the feature develops toward full release.
Note: In case you have any questions or are experiencing any issues, please feel free to contact our 24/7 customer support team.