It’s apparent that network access is a hackers preferred point of attack. The need to allow full network access has incrementally decreased every year. Security-wise, there is much that can be delivered today via the prism of an app, including browser-based apps. When was the last time a bank gave you network access to retrieve information on your bank account? It’s not only unnecessary today, it is downright dangerous, it’s downright dangerous. Mobile apps can also foil hackers.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/the-case-for-browser-based-access-controls