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With an Eye on Europe, Mozilla Launches Firefox Enterprise With Self-Hosted Browser Management
Mozilla has a new product called Firefox Enterprise. Which is basically Firefox but built around the needs of private and government organizations.
The idea is simple. If staff uses a browser for work, organizations should be able to control its settings, protect company data, and decide where its management system runs.
Because a lot of work happens directly in the browser. And that's also where the common security issues occur as well. Securing is both a priority and a challenge for organizations. That's where this 'on-prem' version of Firefox comes in.
Think of it as Firefox with a central control panel for your IT team. Instead of setting up each browser separately, administrators can manage browser rules and access across employee devices.
Firefox has supported business deployments for years, including policy management and Extended Support Release (ESR) versions. This new offering adds a self-hosted management platform, extra security controls, and professional support.
For example, your IT team can decide which extensions employees can use. It can also control browser connections and telemetry, and allow, restrict, or disable AI tools.
There are controls to warn you or block certain actions involving sensitive data, based on the website involved. Security teams can export browser events to their monitoring tools, while a Lockdown Mode adds restrictions for high-risk browsing.
Mozilla says organizations can keep their existing login providers, device management tools, and security monitoring systems. Firefox Enterprise is designed to work alongside them.
The browser still uses Mozilla's Gecko engine. That gives organizations an alternative to browsers built on Google's Chromium technology.
Professional support is included with Firefox Enterprise. If your organization uses regular Firefox, you can buy support separately. Mozilla hasn't listed public prices on the product page, so you'll need to contact its sales team.