Island
About
Island is an enterprise technology company that makes the Enterprise Browser, a Chromium-based browser with security, IT management, and AI productivity controls built directly into the browsing environment. The company also offers Enterprise AI governance and Enterprise Network (Modern SASE) capabilities, providing organizations a unified control plane for access, data protection, and agentic AI workflows. Island serves large enterprises across industries including financial services, healthcar...
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Ideal Customer
- Island's primary sweet spot is mid-market to large enterprise, with Gartner Peer Insights reviewers skewing heavily toward large organizations — 21% from companies above $10 billion in annual revenue and 26% from companies between $1 billion and $10 billion.
- The company serves approximately 450 enterprise customers as of mid-2025, including Fortune 100 firms, global banks, major hotel chains, national retailers, airlines, hospitals, universities, and pharmaceutical companies.
Key Differentiators
- Island is widely credited as the pioneer and category creator of the enterprise browser, coining the term and bringing the first purpose-built solution to market in February 2022.
- Unlike browser extensions, proxies, or network-layer security tools, Island replaces the consumer browser entirely with a Chromium-based browser that enforces security, DLP, ZTNA, CASB, RBI, DEX, and AI governance natively at the point of user interaction — without requiring agents, VPNs, VDI, or source code changes to applications.
Industries Served
- Island serves a broad range of industries including financial services, healthcare, government, higher education, defense, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, aviation, technology, business process outsourcing (BPO), and legal/pharma.
- The company markets industry-specific buyer's guides for financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, defense/intelligence/federal, and government.
Service Coverage
- Island operates globally, with headquarters in Dallas, Texas and R&D led from Tel Aviv, Israel.
- The company expanded into the UK and Europe with an office in Reading, UK, and targets major buying centers worldwide across North America, EMEA, and beyond.
Partnerships
- Island has deep technology integrations with Okta (SSO, SCIM provisioning, and identity lifecycle management), ServiceNow (security exception workflows and IT operations, with ServiceNow Ventures as a strategic investor), Splunk (Island Add-on for Splunk for real-time SIEM analysis), and CrowdStrike (Island Enterprise Browser Data Connector for Falcon Next-Gen SIEM).
- Island also integrates with Microsoft Azure AD/Entra ID for identity, anti-malware scanners, cloud storage platforms, and VDI/DaaS solutions.
Company Size & Ownership
- Island was founded in 2020 by CEO Mike Fey (former President and COO of Symantec) and CTO Dan Amiga, and emerged from stealth in February 2022.
- The company has grown to approximately 1,000 employees as of late 2026, up from roughly 263 at end of 2022 and 594 in mid-2024.
Compliance & Certifications
- Island achieved SOC 2 Type 2 certification just four months after emerging from stealth in 2022, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers with no deficiencies found.
- As of March 2026, Island achieved FedRAMP 'In Process' designation, collaborating with a federal agency sponsor and advancing toward FedRAMP High authorization.
Compiled from public sources by VenSearch · Last researched October 14, 2026
Offerings
18 offeringsAI Protect
Island's AI Protect governs AI prompts, outputs, and agentic workflows at the point of interaction rather than at the network layer, providing full auditability of every AI session. It prevents sensitive data from being exposed through AI tools and controls what agentic workflows can access, including MCP tool calls. The capability is integrated into the Island Network Services SASE control plane and shares the same policy engine as the Enterprise Browser.
BYOD Workforce Solution
Island's BYOD solution enables employees and contractors to securely access corporate applications and data from personal unmanaged devices without requiring MDM, kernel extensions, proxies, or OS-level agents. All security controls are embedded in the Enterprise Browser itself, keeping corporate data protected within the browser environment while personal browsing remains private and unmonitored. Device posture is assessed automatically, and the solution supports macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and iPadOS.
Data Protection (DLP)
Island's Data Protection capability defines data boundaries, monitors how information moves, and stops sensitive data from leaving approved destinations through last-mile controls embedded in the browser. It provides data lineage from user action to destination, covers clipboard actions, file transfers, print and screenshot controls, and integrates with existing DLP and SIEM tools. Controls are context-aware, dynamically adjusting based on user role, application, and data sensitivity.
Digital Experience (DEX) Monitoring
Island's DEX capability provides real-time visibility into employee experience across applications, network performance, and device health. It shares the same control plane as the rest of Island's SASE stack, so context gathered during user sessions informs both security policy and experience diagnostics. This capability is part of the Island Network Services offering.
Enterprise AI
Island's Enterprise AI capability allows organizations to enable AI tools for their workforce while maintaining security and control over sensitive data. It governs AI prompts, outputs, and agentic workflows at the point of user interaction with full user, device, and session context, preventing sensitive data exposure without resorting to binary block decisions that push users toward shadow AI. It provides a full audit trail of every AI session and is managed through the same Island control plane.
Enterprise Browser
Island's Enterprise Browser is a Chromium-based browser with enterprise IT, security, and AI-powered productivity controls natively built in, replacing the need for VPNs, VDI, endpoint agents, and network security proxies. It provides granular last-mile controls over data movement, copy/paste, downloads, screenshots, and application access, and integrates with existing identity providers for seamless SSO and zero trust enforcement. It is delivered as a cloud-managed SaaS subscription and can be deployed on managed, unmanaged, and BYOD devices across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS.
Enterprise Network (Modern SASE)
Island's Enterprise Network is a Modern SASE solution redesigned for the AI era using what Island calls Perfect Packet architecture, where security is enforced at the browser and endpoint level so most traffic reaches its destination directly without backhauling or universal TLS inspection. It delivers SWG, ZTNA, CASB, DLP, RBI, and DEX capabilities from a single control plane and policy engine, with deployment to managed and unmanaged devices in as little as five minutes. The solution includes full AI session governance, data lineage tracking, and presentation-layer visibility into user actions that network inspection cannot provide.
Island Private Access
Island Private Access is a Zero Trust Network Access solution built into the Enterprise Browser that replaces VPNs by providing secure, per-session, per-app access to private and internal applications without exposing the network. It uses lightweight virtual machine connectors deployed in private clouds or data centers and supports both web and desktop application clients. Contractors and employees authenticate through the Island browser and gain access only to authorized resources without needing agents, web portals, or VPN clients.
M&A Onboarding Solution
Island's M&A onboarding solution allows newly acquired employees to gain secure access to required applications on day one by simply downloading the Island browser and logging in with their new credentials, without requiring laptop shipments or VDI provisioning. IT teams pre-configure application access and network connectivity based on role, location, or other criteria, and Island's Management Console provides real-time adoption dashboards to track usage by group or location. The solution also supports divestiture scenarios by managing access transitions as networks and applications are separated.
Privileged Access Management (PAM) Solution
Island's Privileged Access Management capability embeds PAM controls directly into the browser, enabling organizations to add MFA challenges, approval workflows, role-based access restrictions, and comprehensive audit logging to any web application without writing source code or modifying the application itself. It captures high-fidelity screenshots, click tracking, and keystroke-level activity for all privileged user sessions and shares this data with SIEM and analytics platforms. Shared administrative credentials can be managed securely without exposing passwords to individual users.
Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)
Island's Remote Browser Isolation applies native browser controls inline by default and invokes cloud-based RBI only for high-risk or unknown sites that require browser APIs that would otherwise pose a security risk. This selective approach avoids the performance degradation associated with routing all traffic through a remote browser, while still isolating genuinely dangerous web content. It is integrated as a component of the Island Network Services SASE stack.
SaaS and Web App Security Solution
Island's SaaS and web app solution governs access, prevents data leakage, and provides full visibility across all SaaS and web applications through controls embedded in the Enterprise Browser, without requiring virtualization, gateways, or API integrations. It integrates with enterprise identity providers for seamless SSO, supports adding MFA to any web app without touching source code, and provides context-aware last-mile data controls that can enforce different policies based on user role and application. All web app activity is logged in high fidelity and shared with security platforms.
SaaS API Security
Island's SaaS API security capability extends visibility and control into SaaS applications where data resides via native APIs, without rerouting live user traffic. It monitors files, permissions, and configurations within cloud platforms beyond active browser sessions. This capability is delivered as part of the Island Network Services SASE control plane.
Safe Browsing Solution
Island's Safe Browsing solution protects organizations from the full scope of web threats by enforcing security policies locally within the Enterprise Browser, including automatic blocking of malicious content, built-in browser isolation, and contextual intelligence that stops phishing and spoofing attacks. Protection is applied regardless of network configuration, so it is universal across all devices and locations. High-fidelity activity logging is captured and shared with SIEM and analytics tools for incident response.
Secure Web Gateway (SWG)
Island's Secure Web Gateway applies precision-first web security without defaulting to backhaul or forced TLS inspection, only rerouting traffic when inspection adds genuine value. Most high-risk sites can be safely rendered locally by disabling risky browser APIs, while Remote Browser Isolation engages for sites that require those APIs. This approach provides a better end-user experience while still enforcing granular web security policies.
Third-Party Contractor Access Solution
Island's third-party contractor solution allows external contractors to install the Enterprise Browser on any personal or unmanaged device, authenticate, and immediately access only the authorized applications and resources they need without requiring device imaging, VDI provisioning, or hardware shipment. Granular policy controls prevent sensitive data leakage, shared credentials can be provided without exposing passwords, and all contractor web activity is logged and shared with SIEM and analytics platforms for auditing. Onboarding can be completed in minutes rather than weeks.
VDI Reduction Solution
Island's VDI Reduction solution replaces or reduces reliance on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure by delivering a locally installed Enterprise Browser that provides native application performance, centralized cloud-based management, and enterprise-grade security without requiring servers, brokers, or virtualization infrastructure. Applications run directly in the browser at native speed, eliminating the login delays, session interruptions, and performance issues associated with VDI. The solution supports BYOD devices and uses a predictable per-user subscription model that Island states costs a fraction of VDI total cost of ownership.
Zero Trust Solution
Island's Zero Trust solution makes the Enterprise Browser the centerpiece of an organization's zero trust architecture by continuously verifying user identity, device posture, network context, application tenancy, and user behavior in real time to make dynamic access decisions. It integrates with existing identity providers and ZTNA solutions, and Island Private Access provides a complete built-in ZTNA option for both web and desktop private applications without agents or VPNs. Granular last-mile controls over data movement, copy/paste, downloads, and application boundaries extend zero trust enforcement beyond the network to every user interaction.
Considering Island?
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