Boost Productivity and Security with the New Chrome Web Store for Enterprises

Employees love Chrome extensions because they boost productivity, streamline workflows and let them customize their browser. Chrome already helps IT and security teams manage and control extensions, and we’re excited to announce powerful new features designed to give businesses greater control and visibility over their Chrome extension ecosystem.

Introducing the Chrome Web Store for enterprises

Say hello to a curated Chrome Web Store experience for your end users! This new Chrome Web Store benefits organizations through:

• Simplified Access: Employees can easily discover and install pre-approved extensions directly from the Chrome Web Store landing page.
• Enhanced Security: Promote trusted extensions and minimize the risk of users installing potentially harmful or unvetted add-ons.
• Increased Productivity: Equip your teams with the specific extension they need to be more efficient and excel in their roles. Plus make it easier than ever for them to find approved extensions with blocked tags and filtering for private extensions directly in through the search bar.
• Customizable Interface: Admins gain greater control over the Web Store experience with the ability to tailor per OU/organization. Now admins can add company logos, create custom imagery and announcements, curate extension collections, implement category-based controls and add new collections for allowlisted items.
• More Transparency: Coming early this year, admins will be able to create custom block messages on extension detail pages for more visibility into usage policies potentially resulting in less end user requests to IT.

Admins can easily configure the new Web Store experience through Chrome Enterprise Core, which is available to all organizations for no added cost.

Better visibility into risks score

Understanding the potential risks associated with extensions is crucial for maintaining a secure browsing environment. Third party provided risk scores by spin.AI are now easier to find directly in the Extension Usage Report. It allows admins to quickly sort through and identify any extensions with high scores and block them from your environment. Admins can also now export these scores using the CSV export or the Management API. With this new risk scores reporting feature, administrators gain valuable insights into the security posture of extensions within their organization.

Enhanced Control with New Extension Settings

Maintaining a secure and optimized browsing experience requires granular control. That's why later this year, we're introducing a new Chrome Enterprise Core setting that empowers administrators to remotely remove extensions. Admins have been able to install, allow and block extensions but now they can effortlessly remove extensions from end-users' browsers, ensuring immediate mitigation of potential security threats. This also blocks any future installs for the extension.

The Future of Enterprise Extensions

These new enhancements mark a significant step forward in enterprise extension management. By providing greater control, visibility, and security, Google is committed to empowering businesses to harness the full potential of Chrome extensions while safeguarding their critical assets.

Stay tuned for further updates and explore these exciting new capabilities to elevate your organization's digital workspace! Learn more about managing Chrome Enterprise using Chrome Enterprise Core here.