What Categories are Available for Netskope Remote Browser Isolation

Summary: Learn about Netskope Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) web categories, what RBI web categories exist, and descriptions of what they do.

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Netskope Remote Browser Isolation can be targeted to specific web categories.

Affected Products:

  • Netskope

Affected Versions:

  • Netskope Release 89 and higher

Below are the RBI-specific web categories that are available when setting an isolation policy. For more information about how to create an RBI policy, reference How to Configure a Netskope Remote Browser Isolation Protection Policy.

Category Description
Newly Registered Domain All the newly registered domains are placed under this category.
No Content Sites that do not have any content on the entire site are categorized as No Content.
Parked Domains Parked Domain is the registration of an Internet domain name without that domain being associated with any services, such as email or a website. This may have been done to reserve the domain name for future development, and to protect against the possibility of cybersquatting. Examples are parked domains, for sale call domain owners, and more.
Security Risk Sites that are security risks and pervasive, plus pose a direct threat to business availability. A risk management site is essential for managing vulnerabilities and other risks.
Security Risk - Ad Fraud Sites that are being used to commit fraudulent online display, advertising transactions using different ad impressions boosting techniques including but not limited to the following: ads stacking, iframe stuffing, and hidden ads. This category includes sites that have high nonhuman web traffic and with rapid, large, and unexplained changes in traffic. This category should be used by Web Analysts.
Security Risk - Attack Sites that discuss attempts to gain unauthorized access to information resources or services, or to cause harm or damage to information systems.
Security Risk - Botnets Sites or compromised web servers running software that is used by hackers to send spam, phishing attacks, and denial of service attacks.
Security Risk - Command and Control server Internet servers used to send commands to infected machines called bots.
Security Risk - Compromised/malicious sites Compromised sites that appear to be legitimate but have malicious code or link to malicious sites hosting malware. These sites are compromised by someone other than the site owner. If Firefox blocks a site as malicious, use this category. Examples are defaced websites, hacked websites, and more.
Security Risk - Cryptocurrency Mining Sites that use cryptocurrency mining technology without user permission. This is considered to be a malicious category.
Security Risk - DGA Domains that are generated algorithmically using a Domain Generation Algorithm. These domains are used by DGA-based malware as their C2 channel and aim to hide the location of the active C2 server.
Security Risk - Hacking Sites with information or tools that are intended for online crime, such as unauthorized access to computers. This category also includes sites with tools and information that enables fraud and other online crime.
Security Risk - Malware Call- Home When viruses and spyware report information back to a particular URL or check a URL for updates, this is considered to be a malware call-home address. This category is for use by the Threat Prevention Team and automated systems only.
Security Risk - Malware Distribution Point Sites that host viruses, exploits, and other malware are considered Malware Distribution Points. Web Analysts may use this category if their antivirus program triggers on a particular website. Other categories should also be added if applicable.
Security Risk - Miscellaneous Sites with security risk indicators that are not mapped to any of the other security risk subcategories.
Security Risk - Phishing/ Fraud Sites that impersonate other sites, usually with the intent of stealing passwords, credit card numbers, or other information. This category also includes sites that are part of scams. For example, a "419" scam where a person is convinced to hand over money with the expectation of a big payback that never comes. Examples include websites with cons, hoaxes, scams, and more.
Security Risk - Spam sites Sites that frequently occur in spam messages. Questionable Software that reports information back to a central server such as spyware or keystroke loggers. Also includes software that may have legitimate purposes, but some people may object to having on their computer. Web analysts should not use this category.
Security Risk - Spyware & Questionable Software Sites that report information back to a central server, such as spyware or keystroke loggers. Also includes software that may have legitimate purposes, but some people may object to having on their computer. Web analysts should not use this category.
Uncategorized Domains that are yet to be categorized.
Web Proxies/Anonymizers Web proxies and anonymizers are services that allow users to hide their identity, IP address, and location when they browse the web. Unlike apps in other categories, which might have a justification for being used, proxies and anonymizers pose a security and legal risk to the organization and should be blocked. Netskope Cloud Confidence Index (CCI) does not apply to these apps.

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Affected Products

Netskope
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Article Number: 000192944
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 06 Oct 2025
Version:  5
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