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The SaaS security challenge

Companies store an incredibly large volume of data and resources within SaaS apps like Box, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. They deliver their customer experience through applications like WordPress, communicate over Slack and manage projects using Monday. com and Asana.

Saas applications make up 70 % of total company software usage, and as businesses increase their reliance on SaaS apps, they also increase their reliance on those applications being secure.

Securing numerous potential attack vectors for each user becomes a challenge when dealing with a diverse range of applications, each having its own unique characteristics.

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Additionally, the environment is dynamic, from SaaS vendors recognizing the importance of security and continually enhancing their applications with robust security measures, to the ever-evolving user governance required( onboarding, deprovisioning, adjustments in roles and permissions).

These controls are effective only when properly configured by the organization, for each app and each user, on an ongoing basis. If that ' s not enough, these applications are managed by various business departments, making it impractical for the security team to exercise Complete control. The objective in SaaS security is finding the balance between securing applications while still enabling users to do their jobs efficiently.

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