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A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats
In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes of data, the browser is now the most important work interface. The browser connects employees to managed resources, devices to the web, and the on-prem environment to the cloud one. Ye...
How to Apply NIST Principles to SaaS in 2023
The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST is one of the standard-bearers in global cybersecurity. The U.S.-based institute's cybersecurity framework helps organizations of all sizes understand, manage, and reduce their cyber-risk levels and better protect their data. Its importance ...
Microsoft shifts to a comprehensive SaaS security solution
Software as a service SaaS apps are ubiquitous, hybrid work is the new normal, and protecting them and the important data they store is a big challenge for organizations. Today, 59 percent of security professionals find the SaaS sprawl challenging to manage1 and have identified cloud...
Microsoft shifts to a comprehensive SaaS security solution
Software as a service SaaS apps are ubiquitous, hybrid work is the new normal, and protecting them and the important data they store is a big challenge for organizations. Today, 59 percent of security professionals find the SaaS sprawl challenging to manage1 and have identified cloud...
SaaS Security Best Practices: Safeguard Consumer Data
By Owais Sultan In todays SaaS market, security is of utmost importance. Online commerce has undergone major changes over the past… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SaaS Security Best Practices: Safeguard Consumer Data...
SaaS in the Real World: Who's Responsible to Secure this Data?
When SaaS applications started growing in popularity, it was unclear who was responsible for securing the data. Today, most security and IT teams understand the shared responsibility model, in which the SaaS vendor is responsible for securing the application, while the organization is responsible...
Why Do User Permissions Matter for SaaS Security?
Earlier this year, threat actors infiltrated Mailchimp, the popular SaaS email marketing platform. They viewed over 300 Mailchimp customer accounts and exported audience data from 102 of them. The breach was preceded by a successful phishing attempt and led to malicious attacks against Mailchimp'...
Why Do User Permissions Matter for SaaS Security?
Earlier this year, threat actors infiltrated Mailchimp, the popular SaaS email marketing platform. They viewed over 300 Mailchimp customer accounts and exported audience data from 102 of them. The breach was preceded by a successful phishing attempt and led to malicious attacks against Mailchimp'...
Top 4 SaaS Security Threats for 2023
With 2022 coming to a close, there is no better time to buckle down and prepare to face the security challenges in the year to come. This past year has seen its fair share of breaches, attacks, and leaks, forcing organizations to scramble to protect their SaaS stacks. March alone saw three...
A week in security (December 5 - 11)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Security advisories are falling short. Here's why, with Dustin Childs: Lock and Code S03E25 Eufy "no cloud" security cameras streaming data to the cloud Snapchat gives Californians more power over their personal data Update now! Emergency fix for Google Chrome's V8...
100 Apps, Endless Security Checks
On average, organizations report using 102 business-critical SaaS applications, enabling operations of most departments across an organization, such as IT and Security, Sales, Marketing, R&D, Product Management, HR, Legal, Finance, and Enablement. An attack can come from any app, no matter how...
Why Identity & Access Management Governance is a Core Part of Your SaaS Security
Every SaaS app user and login is a potential threat; whether it's bad actors or potential disgruntled former associates, identity management and access control is crucial to prevent unwanted or mistaken entrances to the organization's data and systems. Since enterprises have thousands to tens of...
The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management Checklist, 2023 Edition
It's been a year since the release of The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management SSPM Checklist. If SSPM is on your radar, here's the 2023 checklist edition, which covers the critical features and capabilities when evaluating a solution. The ease with which SaaS apps can be deployed and adopte...
The New Weak Link in SaaS Security: Devices
Typically, when threat actors look to infiltrate an organization's SaaS apps, they look to SaaS app misconfigurations as a means of entry. However, employees now use their personal devices, whether their phones or laptops, etc., to get their jobs done. If the device's hygiene is not up to par, it...
What It Takes to Tackle Your SaaS Security
It's not a new concept that Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, Google Workspace or Zoom, etc., are amazing for enabling the hybrid workforce and hyper-productivity in businesses today. However, there are three main challenges that have arisen stemming from this evolution: 1 While SaaS apps include a...
Manual vs. SSPM: Research on What Streamlines SaaS Security Detection & Remediation
When it comes to keeping SaaS stacks secure, IT and security teams need to be able to streamline the detection and remediation of misconfigurations in order to best protect their SaaS stack from threats. However, while companies adopt more and more apps, their increase in SaaS security tools and...
7 Key Findings from the 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report
The 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report, in collaboration with CSA, examines the state of SaaS security as seen in the eyes of CISOs and security professionals in today’s enterprises. The report gathers anonymous responses from 340 CSA members to examine not only the growing risks in SaaS security b...
The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist
Cloud security is the umbrella that holds within it: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. Gartner created the SaaS Security Posture Management SSPM category for solutions that continuously assess security risk and manage the SaaS applications’ security posture. With enterprises having 1,000 or more employees...
7 Key Findings from the 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report
The 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report, in collaboration with CSA, examines the state of SaaS security as seen in the eyes of CISOs and security professionals in today's enterprises. The report gathers anonymous responses from 340 CSA members to examine not only the growing risks in SaaS security b...
How SSPM Simplifies Your SOC2 SaaS Security Posture Audit
An accountant and a security expert walk into a bar… SOC2 is no joke. Whether you're a publicly held or private company, you are probably considering going through a Service Organization Controls SOC audit. For publicly held companies, these reports are required by the Securities and Exchange...