consolidation is driving change in the security market. Comprehensive SSP solutions are becoming the de facto standard for modern businesses leveraging SaaS applications to drive their business.Protecting SaaS applications and data is paramount. Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) solutions were initially leveraged to address access controls and data protection in SaaS environments. However, relying on traditional CASB technologies will often result in outdated and hard coded policies that lack the granularity to support modern security program requirements.

These tools also lack adequate preventative capabilities to secure applications and data for advanced use cases. Data is generated in high volume, accessed by a wide range of identities (both human and machine), and there’s a lack of consistent preventative and detective measures to mitigate the risk of data leakage.

Misconfiguration in all aspects of cloud technologies, have been, and continue to be a significant challenge for modern businesses consuming SaaS applications. Unapproved applications elevate the risk of supply chain-based attacks, and are often out of scope for IT and security teams. Over permissioned identities and applications are a high-value target in cyber attacks. In order to drive business enablement in a secure manner, modern enterprises require SSP solutions to strengthen their end of the shared responsibility model in the cloud.