Partner POV | Illuminate Actionable Insights with Island Lighthouse
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Article written by Moshe Alvoer, Lead Product Manager, Island.
When British mathematician Clive Humby famously said, "data is the new oil," he wasn't just highlighting the raw power of data. He was reminding us that raw information — like crude oil — has little value without the right infrastructure to extract and refine it. In today's enterprise IT environment, endless streams of data flow from countless applications, tools, and devices. Many vendors offer solutions for collecting and analyzing all this data. And while amazing progress has been made, we are still far from extracting and using all this data to improve the organization. But there's an even bigger picture that isn't being considered. There's a place that contains the most valuable enterprise data of all, and until now it has remained untouched.
The modern enterprise workspace itself: the browser.
That's exactly what Island set out to solve with the Enterprise Browser. By taking the everyday web browser — an app so universal we often take it for granted — and building in enterprise capabilities like application access, security, productivity, connectivity, and more, new oil has been struck. Organizations now have a detailed, yet holistic view of every area of work from the very place work happens. Every click, every action, every user session. Each interaction is a goldmine of insights into how people, devices, networks, and policies truly operate in the real world.
Now, we're taking that enormous data resource a step further. Island Lighthouse refines all the organizational data flowing through the browser into actual intelligence IT teams can act on. By continuously analyzing this rich dataset, Island Lighthouse provides a clear view of their operations, empowering them to identify and respond to issues, optimize workflows, and shape their IT strategy based on an up-to-the-moment view of their organization.
Why Browser Data Is the Missing Link
Organizations pour countless hours and resources into collecting and analyzing data from every tool, system, solution, device, and app in the enterprise. Yet, each one of these data sources sits outside the actual workspace — the one place employees spend most of their time. The result? A fragmented view of what's really happening, with key details slipping through the cracks.
Now, imagine you could see your entire organization from the inside out — a true 360-degree perspective. That's exactly what browser data unlocks. By observing how users interact with applications, the network, and policies in real time, you gain a complete picture of security needs, operational bottlenecks, compliance gaps, productivity trends, and even device performance.
This isn't just another agent on the endpoint. It's the primary source, where users interact with work applications and conduct critical business workflows every day. Which means insights are not only comprehensive but also continuously updated. As your organization spends more time on the Island Enterprise Browser, Lighthouse continuously finds more ways to enhance workflows, close security gaps, and streamline operations. This is the missing link of enterprise IT data, and arguably the most valuable one.
From Data to Action: How Lighthouse Makes It Happen
Not all insights are created equal. A device lacking full disk encryption is a bigger red flag than a misconfigured policy that's not being used. That's why Lighthouse categorizes and ranks each insight by severity, so you can sort, filter, and take action quickly.
Each insight comes with relevant details — an explanation, trend over time, and recommended next steps. Some fixes can be done directly within the Island Management Console, while others may involve third-party tools. The modular nature of the Island platform means Lighthouse draws insights from every corner of your ecosystem: access control, data security, password management, performance monitoring, and more. As your deployment and usage of Island grows, Lighthouse learns and grows alongside it, continually sharing new insights and making your workspace better all the time.
The range of insights extend as far as the Enterprise Browser itself — security, policy enforcement, access control, digital employee experience, and much more.
Here are a few examples of insights:
| Insight | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Files and folders shared with personal accounts | Files and folders are shared with personal accounts (such as Gmail and Yahoo accounts), increasing the risk for sensitive data exposure. |
| Users downloaded files from non-personal accounts and uploaded to personal accounts | Users downloaded files from a non-personal account and subsequently uploaded them to a personal account. This behavior may indicate potential data leakage or misuse of corporate resources. |
| Files and folders are publicly accessible | Files and folders are publicly accessible to anyone on the internet, increasing the risk for sensitive data exposure. |
| Calendars are shared publicly | Calendars owned by users in your organizations are shared publicly. This can increase the risk of business and sensitive data exposure. |
| High percentage of users with weak passwords | Over 60% of users' passwords in the organization are considered to be weak. |
| High percentage of users with reused passwords | Over 60% of users in the organization have reused passwords, placing them at risk of credential stuffing attacks. |
| Potential unsecure password Sharing Across Users Detected | Multiple users have stored the same credentials (same application and username) in their vaults, but these credentials were not shared using the secure sharing feature. This may indicate that passwords are being shared through unsecure channels, increasing the risk of credential exposure and security incidents. |
| Internal application is experiencing instability | An internal application is facing cross-organization performance issues, such as slow response times, crashes, or unavailability which may disrupt end-user productivity. |
| Highly used application with poor responsiveness | An application that many devices access has experienced a significant decrease in responsiveness, which could impact user productivity and satisfaction. |
| Any/any rules detected | A rule with no source and destination specifications has been detected, applying to all scenarios without defined constraints. This rule may lead to unintended behavior due to its broad applicability. |
| Applications with access and permission issues | An application that many users access is returning a high number of HTTP 401 errors, indicating frequent permission-related issues, disrupting workflows and reducing productivity. |
| Device posture objects configured with nearly-expired certificates | Device posture objects are used with CA certificates that are less than 30 days away from expiry, which can cause users to get locked out of applications based on the configured policies. |
| Potential Man-in-the-Middle events detected | A potential man-in-the-middle (MITM) event has been detected, which could indicate a lack of coverage in the organization MITM protection policy or a serious security risk. |
| Poor experience due to third party RBI | Web traffic is being routed through third-party RBI solutions, leading to poor user experience. Built-in isolation and security controls can safely render this content locally, ensuring a seamless and secure Browse experience without unnecessary performance trade-offs. |
| User responsible for a high number of security incidents | A user has generated significantly more security incidents than average, indicating a high risk of security breaches. This behavior may suggest potential misuse of resources or lack of adherence to security protocols, which could lead to vulnerabilities within the system. |
Turn the Browser Into a Strategic Asset
The Enterprise Browser is built on a simple, yet revolutionary idea: the browser is no longer just a passive gateway to the internet. It is the new enterprise workspace. Which makes the data inside the Enterprise Browser the single source of truth across your entire business. But only if it can be extracted, refined, and made useful.
Lighthouse transforms that crude oil into an unmatched strategic asset, helping enterprises use real intelligence to level up every aspect of their organization in ways that were simply impossible until now.
Sometimes changing one thing changes everything.