"AI browsers including Perplexity Comet and OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas present security risks that cannot be adequately mitigated, and enterprises should prevent employees using them, according to Gartner. "Gartner strongly recommends that organizations block all AI browsers for the foreseeable future because of the cybersecurity risks," analysts Dennis Xu, Evgeny Mirolyubov, and John Watts wrote in a research note last week. They made their recommendation based on risks they had already identified, "and other potential risks that are yet to be discovered, given this is a very nascent technology.""
"The warning is timely, as AI browsers are already gaining a foothold in the enterprise: 27.7% of organizations already have at least one user with Atlas installed, with some enterprises seeing up to 10% of employees actively using the browser, cybersecurity firm Cyberhaven said in October. It found adoption rates highest in the technology industry (67%), pharmaceuticals (50%), and finance (40%), all sectors with heightened security requirements."
Gartner recommends blocking all AI browsers because of significant cybersecurity risks and potential unknown vulnerabilities in the nascent technology. AI browsers like Perplexity Comet and ChatGPT Atlas send active web content, browsing history, and open-tab contents to cloud services, causing enterprises to lose control of sensitive data. Prompt injection vulnerabilities and data-exfiltration concerns heighten that risk. Adoption is already substantial: 27.7% of organizations have at least one Atlas user, with sector adoption highest in technology, pharmaceuticals, and finance. ChatGPT Atlas downloads outpaced Perplexity Comet, accelerating enterprise exposure and concern.
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