“Is this website allowed to access your local network?”

🔍 What exactly is changing?

Google is introducing a new security measure:

• Websites must now ask explicit permission to access your local network or devices on it

• This helps prevent attacks such as CSRF, in which hackers try to access your network through the browser

• So you get a pop-up with the choice: allow or block

Sounds logical. But fair is fair … Who doesn’t just click “Allow” in the rush? 🖱️

 

🤯 And meanwhile…

While you are quickly clicking “allow,” much more is happening behind the scenes:

• Your browser remembers all your passwords

• Company data floats between Google Drive, Gmail and OneDrive

• You don’t always know who has access to what

That suddenly makes such a simple pop-up a lot more relevant. Because you don’t want to run any risks with your company data – especially if you also work hybrid or with different devices.

 

💡 What can you do?

With the right IT setup and support, you can greatly reduce this type of risk:

✅ Set tight access rights
✅ Automate backups
✅ Keep track of who is doing what in your Microsoft 365 environment
✅ Get help with security settings such as this new browser option

It is often small things that make the difference between a safe and unsafe workplace.

 

Want to spar about what this is like for your business?

At ALTA-ICT, we help SMEs with these kinds of questions every day. No fuss, just clear advice.

👉 Schedule an appointment or feel free to send a message: alta-ict.co.uk/AppointmentMaking

Reference

¹ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/altaict_google-csrf-mkb-activity-7341691280004902914-f66D