Island Desktop
Security and productivity beyond the browser
Island Desktop extends zero-trust access, data loss prevention, device posture, and IT operations to everything beyond the browser tab. It’s one platform, from browser to endpoint.
The world’s leading enterprises run on Island.
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The Problem
The endpoint is full of work the browser can’t reach.
Work lives outside the browser, too.
Thick clients, legacy applications, SSH and RDP sessions, and native files are still part of every workday. But they sit outside the browser, and outside the controls you put there.
Every gap means another agent.
Covering the rest of the endpoint usually means a VPN or ZTNA client, a DLP tool, and a device management solution. Each one is its own deployment, console, and contract.
Agent sprawl is expensive.
More agents slow down devices, multiply the consoles your team has to manage, and leave gaps between tools that were never built to work together.
The Solution
One platform, from browser to endpoint.
Secure everything beyond the browser.
Island Desktop brings the same identity-aware policies to thick apps, native files, and the OS itself.
- Zero-trust access for thick clients, SSH, RDP, and native apps
- Endpoint DLP and screenshot protection across clipboard, files, USB, and native apps
- URL filtering and SSL inspection for traffic outside the browser
Govern it all from one console.
The same console, identity model, and audit trail you already use for the Island browser extend automatically to the endpoint.
- Identity-aware policies extended from the browser to the endpoint
- Device posture shared across every Island control
- No separate ZTNA, DLP, or endpoint agents to manage
See and support every device.
Island Desktop gives IT the visibility and tools to keep every device healthy, all from a single service.
- Monitor device and application performance and stability
- Device management for the full fleet from one console
- Software license optimization from real usage data
Deploy it anywhere, manage it in one place.
Install alongside the browser
Use a single installer for the desktop and browser, or deploy independently through Intune, SCCM, Jamf, or your other device management tools.
Managed from the Island console
Same policies, same identity model, same audit trail as the rest of the platform. There’s no new portal to learn.
Built for Windows and macOS
A native Windows service and macOS daemon. Updates are pushed centrally.
FAQ
Island Desktop is a service that extends Island beyond the browser to thick apps, native files, and the endpoint itself. It runs as a native Windows service or macOS daemon, alongside Island, the Enterprise Browser, and applies the same identity-aware policies to zero-trust access, data protection, device posture, and IT operations.
The Island Enterprise Browser and the Island Extension secure the work that happens in the browser. Island Desktop covers everything else on the device: thick clients, SSH and RDP sessions, native applications, local files, and actions on the endpoint. The three work together as one platform, under one policy engine, so control stays consistent from the browser to the operating system.
Island Desktop consolidates ZTNA, endpoint DLP, browser enforcement, and device posture support into one agent, governed by one policy engine. It can replace or coexist alongside VPN, DLP, and endpoint management solutions.
Island Desktop runs as a native Windows service and a macOS daemon. Install it alongside the Island Enterprise Browser with a single installer, or push it independently through Intune, SCCM, Jamf, or your other device management tools. A modular plugin architecture lets you turn on only the capabilities you need, and updates are pushed centrally from the Island console.
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