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06/09/2026 3:45 pm
TL;DR: Modern application control now depends on precise blocklisting, browser extension coverage, scalable policy rollout, exception handling, and change auditability, according to Airlock Digital. The governance challenge is not whether controls exist, but whether they are granular enough to avoid concentrated privilege, policy drift, and blind spots across endpoints.
NHIMG editorial — based on content published by Airlock Digital: Powerful Management Features Position Application Control for the Enterprise
Questions worth separating out
Q: How should security teams implement application control in modern AppSec environments?
A: Start by linking ASPM to explicit enforcement logic so posture findings become allow, deny, or review decisions.
Q: Why do browser extensions create risk for identity and access controls?
A: Browser extensions can sit inside a trusted session and interact with page content, requests, and session state.
Q: What do organisations get wrong about application control exceptions?
A: They often make exceptions too cumbersome, which pushes administrators toward ad hoc workarounds and informal privilege grants.
Practitioner guidance
- Map policy administration to privileged roles Identify who can create, approve, and override application control policies, then separate those duties so that no single operator can both authorise and deploy exceptions.
- Extend governance to browser extensions Inventory approved and blocked extensions across Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, then review them as part of endpoint access policy rather than as a standalone browser task.
- Require audit trails for every policy change Record who changed the policy, when it changed, and why, then retain that history long enough to support investigations and compliance review.
What's in the full article
Airlock Digital's full article covers the operational detail this post intentionally leaves for the source:
- The guide’s full evaluation checklist for enterprise application control features and buyer criteria.
- Practical detail on browser extension controls across Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
- The article’s explanation of bulk policy upload and exception handling workflows.
- Vendor-specific examples of management features that support scalable policy rollout.
👉 Read Airlock Digital's guide to modern application control for enterprise buyers →
Application control at enterprise scale: where do the gaps still exist?
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06/09/2026 3:45 pm
Enterprise application control is becoming an identity governance problem, not just an endpoint control problem. Once administrators can approve exceptions, assign roles, and manage change history, the control plane begins to look like a delegated access workflow. That means IAM and PAM teams should pay attention to who can alter policy, not only which binaries are blocked. The practitioner conclusion is straightforward: application control governance should be reviewed alongside privileged access governance.
A question worth separating out:
Q: What is the difference between endpoint management and access governance?
A: Endpoint management controls the device itself, including enrollment, software, and lock state. Access governance controls what the identity can reach across applications and systems. In practice, the two must be linked because a secured device with open SaaS access is still an exposure, and revoked access on a live endpoint can still leave the user able to work.
👉 Read our full editorial: Modern application control gaps still create privilege and policy risk
