Typical severity: Very High. Likelihood of attack: High. An adversary exploits security vulnerabilities or inherent functionalities of a web browser, in order to manipulate traffic between two endpoints.
Ensure software and applications are only downloaded from legitimate and reputable sources, in addition to conducting integrity checks on the downloaded component. | Leverage anti-malware tools, which can detect Trojan Horse malware. | Use strong, out-of-band mutual authentication to always fully authenticate both ends of any communications channel. | Limit user permissions to prevent browser pivoting. | Ensure browser sessions are regularly terminated and when their effective lifetime ends.