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Cynet equips MSPs and MSSPs with a fully managed, all-in-one cybersecurity platform that brings together essential security functions in a single, user-friendly solution. By consolidating these capabilities, Cynet simplifies cybersecurity management, reduces complexity, and lowers costs, eliminating the need for multiple vendors and integrations. With multi-layered breach protection, Cynet delivers robust security for endpoints, networks, and SaaS/Cloud environments, ensuring comprehensive defense against evolving threats. Its advanced automation enhances incident response, enabling swift detection, prevention, and resolution. Supported by a 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC), Cynet’s CyOps team provides continuous monitoring and expert guidance to keep client environments secure. Partnering with Cynet allows you to deliver cutting-edge, proactive cybersecurity services while improving operational efficiency. See how Cynet can redefine your security offerings and empower your clients today.
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Zscaler, the creator of Zero Trust Exchange, uses the most powerful security cloud on the planet in order to make doing business and navigating changes easier, faster, and more productive. Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange allows for fast, secure connections. It also allows employees to work anywhere via the internet as their corporate network. It is based on the zero trust principle that least-privileged access and provides comprehensive security through context-based identity and policy enforcement. The Zero Trust Exchange is available in 150 data centers around the world, ensuring that your users are close to the service, as well as the cloud providers and applications they use, such Microsoft 365 and AWS. It provides unparalleled security and a great user experience, ensuring the fastest route between your users' destinations.
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Xygeni Security secures your software development and delivery with real-time threat detection and intelligent risk management. Specialized in ASPM. Xygeni's technologies automatically detect malicious code in real-time upon new and updated components publication, immediately notifying customers and quarantining affected components to prevent potential breaches. With extensive coverage spanning the entire Software Supply Chain—including Open Source components, CI/CD processes and infrastructure, Anomaly detection, Secret leakage, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Container security—Xygeni ensures robust protection for your software applications. Empower Your Developers: Xygeni Security safeguards your operations, allowing your team to focus on building and delivering secure software with confidence.
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The most powerful way to monitor and protect sensitive data at large scale. The all-in-one data security solution that doesn't slow down will help you reduce risk and detect abnormal behavior. You get a platform, a team, an approach, and a plan that gives you every advantage. Classification, access governance, and behavioral analytics all work together to secure data, prevent threats, and ease the burden of compliance. Our proven method to monitor, protect and manage your data is backed by thousands of successful rollouts. Hundreds of security professionals are able to create advanced threat models, update policies, and assist in incidents, allowing you to concentrate on other priorities.
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For enterprises that need to protect SaaS data in mission critical apps, SpinOne is an all-in-one SaaS security platform that helps IT security teams consolidate point solutions, save time by automating data protection, reduce downtime, and mitigate the risk of shadow IT, data leak and loss and ransomware. The all-in-one SaaS security platform from Spin is the only one that provides a layered defense to protect SaaS data, including SaaS security posture management (SSPM), SaaS data leak and loss prevention (DLP), and SaaS ransomware detection and response. Enterprises use these solutions to mitigate risk, save time, reduce downtime, and improve compliance.
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Kloudle
Kloudle
$30 per credit 10 RatingsCloud admins who value simplicity & reliability, Kloudle is the cloud security automation tool you've been waiting for. With Kloudle, you can scan your cloud accounts from AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, Digital Ocean, all in one place. Fix Misconfigs without Fear. Never have to worry about making mistakes in fixing security issues When you are faced with fixing security issues, having a knowledgable guide is invaluable. We all know the feeling of dread when we aren't sure if the fix will actually work or make it worse. → Step by step fixes, so you don't have to rely on Google → Pitfalls mentioned, so you understand what can break → Business & Technical Impact to get everyone to be on the same page Are you a developer looking for a reliable & straightforward cloud security scanner? Kloudle is for you. Try it today & experience peace of mind knowing that your cloud infrastructure is secure. -
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Wing Security
Wing Security
Free 4 RatingsWing Security’s SSPM solution has a wide array of features, critical to ensuring the safety and ongoing management of a company’s SaaS usage. Wing Security offers complete access to near real-time threat intelligence alerts, monitoring for sensitive data sharing, mapping of in-house developed SaaS applications and more. Beyond the free version, which provides unmatched visibility, control, and compliance features to protect any organization's defense against contemporary SaaS-related threats, Wing’s complete SSPM solution includes unlimited application discovery, comprehensive risk detection, and automated remediation capabilities. This empowers security professionals to not just have complete oversight of their SaaS usage but also to take immediate action. -
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OX Security
OX Security
$25 per monthAutomatedly block potential risks in the pipeline and ensure that each workload is intact, all from one location. You have full visibility and traceability of your software pipeline security, from code to cloud. You can manage your findings, orchestrate DevSecOps activities and prevent risks from one location. Prioritize and assess risks. Block vulnerabilities that are introduced to your pipeline automatically. Identify the "right person", immediately, to address any security vulnerability. Avoid security risks such as Codecov and Log4j. Protect yourself from new attack types that are based on threat intelligence and proprietary research. Detect anomalies such as GitBleed. Ensure that all cloud artifacts are secure and intact. Do a security gap analysis to identify blind spots. Auto-discovery of all applications and mapping. -
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Zygon
Zygon
$1 per user per monthSecurity Management for SaaS that is holistic and efficient. Zygon's flexible workflow engine automates all your control tasks: usage justifications, access requests, access review, security alerts, and more. SaaS Security Management: Say goodbye to spreadsheets and hello to collaborative SaaS Security Management. Zygon allows you to see which apps are being used by each employee in your company and how they use them, down to the level of individual accounts. Access requests, reviews, onboarding, and offboarding can be made simple, fast, easy, and without adding more responsibilities to IT. From Shadow IT to clearing inventory: detecting every account in your company. Zygon automatically creates a list of all apps that employees use, regardless of whether they authenticate via email or SSO. Stop being surprised by shadow IT and stop maintaining a manual list. -
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NordLayer
Nord Security
$8 per user per monthNetwork access security that scales with your business — NordLayer secures your organization’s traffic and data to provide your colleagues with safe, reliable, remote access. -
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SafeBase
SafeBase
$100 per monthEasy way to share your security program. Smart trust center simplifies compliance and security reviews. Reduce time spent on questionnaires, NDAs, and other administrative tasks by 90% Display completed questionnaires that meet most needs. Fill out custom questionnaires faster. Automate NDA signing and streamline approvals Increase your security knowledge and reduce the number of repetitive questions. Instant access to security information for sales or CS. You can search your database and get click-to-copy answers. You can easily update your public trust centre. Increase sales cycle speed by 7 days Impress potential customers right away. Accounts can now easily procure products. Your security page can help you get new leads. You can save time for buyers, security and sales. Customers can access their information via self-service. You will have fewer tasks. Reports, requests and much less manual work. You will save time and build better customer relationships. -
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Cloudflare Zero Trust
Cloudflare
$7 per user per monthThe most reliable Zero Trust Internet browsing and application access platform. Stop data loss, malware, and phishing. Traditional tools that connect employees to corporate apps give too much trust, which can lead to data loss. Complex, conflicting configurations across VPNs, firewalls and proxies make it more difficult to manage the corporate perimeter. It's now easier to analyze logs and understand how users access sensitive information. Customers, partners, employees, and employees need a network that is reliable, secure, and fast to get work done. Cloudflare Zero Trust replaces traditional security perimeters with our global edge. This makes the Internet more accessible and safer for all teams. Consistent access control across cloud, on-premise, and SaaS applications. -
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Saasment
Saasment
$89 per monthSaasment helps you avoid human error by reducing security risks. We automate security programs to ensure that your company information is secure. Fraud prevention, full coverage for emerging threats targeting online shops like Shopify and Wix. Automated cloud CISO allows you to focus on growing your business securely while also winning big logos. To identify your security risks, determine what security vectors are exposed to cloud and saas apps. Based on the risks we identified in your environment, create a security strategy that meets your business' needs. Our saas security platform will help you get your business to the best-in-class level of security. Monitor your business and keep it safe from potential risks and vulnerabilities. We assist organizations in detecting and preventing misconfigurations across 40+ apps and maintaining continuous compliance tracking. -
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Netskope
Netskope
Today, there are more users and data outside of the enterprise than inside. This is causing the network perimeter we know to be dissolved. We need a new perimeter. One that is built in cloud and tracks and protects data wherever it goes. One that protects the business without slowing down or creating unnecessary friction. One that allows secure and fast access to the cloud and the web via one of the most powerful and fastest security networks in the world. This ensures that you don't have to compromise security for speed. This is the new perimeter. This is the Netskope Security Cloud. Reimagine your perimeter. Netskope is committed to this vision. Security teams face challenges in managing risk and ensuring that the business is not affected by the organic adoption of mobile and cloud technology. Security has been able to manage risk traditionally by using heavy-handed controls. However, today's business wants speed and agility. Netskope is changing the definition of cloud, network and data security. -
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Commvault Cloud
Commvault
Commvault Cloud is an all-in-one cyber resilience platform designed to secure, manage, and recover data across hybrid, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments. Leveraging Metallic AI, it provides intelligent threat detection, automated compliance enforcement, and rapid disaster recovery solutions such as Cleanroom Recovery and Cloudburst Recovery. The platform enhances data security with proactive risk assessments, cyber deception techniques, and real-time threat hunting to prevent breaches. With infrastructure-as-code automation, organizations can ensure seamless data recovery, business continuity, and minimal downtime. Commvault Cloud simplifies data protection through a unified interface, empowering businesses to safeguard critical assets and quickly respond to cyber incidents. -
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Cymulate
Cymulate
Continuous Security Validation across the Full Kill Chain. Security teams can use Cymulate's breach- and attack simulation platform to quickly identify security gaps and then remediate them. Cymulate's full kill-chain attack vectors simulations analyze every area of your organization, including email, web apps, and endpoints to ensure that no threats slip by the cracks. -
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Apiiro
Apiiro
Complete risk visibility for every change, from design to code and cloud. The industry's first Code Risk Platform™. 360 degree view of security and compliance risks across applications, infrastructure, developer knowledge, and business impact. Data-driven decisions are better decisions. You can assess your security and compliance risks by analyzing real-time app & infracode behavior, devs knowledge, security alerts from 3rd parties, and business impact. From design to code to the cloud. Security architects don't have the time to go through every change and investigate every alert. You can make the most of their knowledge by analyzing context across developers, code and cloud to identify dangerous material changes and automatically create a work plan. Manual risk questionnaires, security and compliance reviews are not something that anyone likes. They're time-consuming, inaccurate, and not compatible with the code. We must do better when the code is the design. -
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Cycode
Cycode
Secure, Governance, and Pipeline Integrity Platform for all your development tools and infrastructure. Protect your source control management system (SCM), discover secrets, leaks, and prevent code tampering. Scan your CI/CD settings and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) for security misconfiguration. Identify drift in production system IaC configurations to prevent source code tampering. Stop developers from accidentally exposing proprietary code to public repositories. You can easily track assets, enforce security policies, as well as demonstrate compliance across all your DevOps tools, infrastructure, and infrastructure, both on-premises and in the cloud. You can scan IaC for security issues and ensure compliance between IaC configurations. Every commit and pull/merge request should be scanned for hard-coded secrets. This will prevent them reaching the master branch across all SCMs or programming languages. -
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Exabeam
Exabeam
Exabeam helps teams to outsmart the odds, by adding intelligence and business products such as SIEMs, XDRs and cloud data lakes. Use case coverage that is out-of-the box consistently delivers positive results. Behavioral analytics allows teams to detect malicious and compromised users that were previously hard to find. New-Scale Fusion is a cloud-native platform that combines New-Scale SIEM with New-Scale Analytics. Fusion integrates AI and automation into security operations workflows, delivering the industry's leading platform for threat detection and investigation and response (TDIR). -
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Adaptive Shield
Adaptive Shield
Adaptive Shield is the SaaS Security Posture Management platform (SSPM) of choice for companies looking to regain control of their SaaS stack security. Adaptive Shield provides IT security teams and CISOs with a solution that integrates seamlessly with all business-critical SaaS apps. It interprets every security setting misconfiguration and gives them full visibility and control through a single pane. The solution's core is the continuous, detailed and granular security checks across the SaaS stack. Adaptive Shield is a SaaS app which integrates with any SaaS apps. It can be live in minutes and provides clear visibility into the entire SaaS ecosystem, with a posture score for each app. Monitor and automatically correct SaaS misconfigurations. Although SaaS apps have strong security features, it is up to the organization to ensure that all configurations are correct, from global settings to each user role and privilege. -
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SecureSky
SecureSky
SecureSky's Active Protection Platform is more than the standard Cloud Security Posture Management offerings. The unified platform offers advanced capabilities for cloud security, including continuous configuration validation, enforcement functionality, capture and threat data capture, as well as automated threat response capabilities. The patent-pending technology provides centralized security management and compliance management to simplify cloud management for security personnel. Based on Center for Internet Security (CIS), Benchmarks, and best practices, configuration and detection policy assessment prioritizes risk mitigation across all accounts. Based on industry-leading benchmarks, continuous security and compliance configuration and detection policies assessment. Configuration data query capabilities to support operations, compliance and incident response as well as security teams. -
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Traced Security
Traced Security
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting SaaS platforms, leading to severe data breaches. Maintaining security requires that you understand and mitigate these threats. SaaS environments are complex and can obscure security threats. It is important to achieve full visibility in order to identify and address potential vulnerabilities. Inadequate SaaS Security can lead to noncompliance with regulations. To avoid penalties and maintain confidence, it is important to ensure compliance. Weak data governance can lead to unauthorized access and loss of data. To protect sensitive information, it is necessary to implement robust data protection measures. Cybenta's AI provides comprehensive insights into user behavior, data exposure and SaaS risks. AI-driven analytics can help you prioritize and address vulnerabilities in your SaaS by automating remediation. Automate and orchestrate the management and governance for apps and identities. -
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Detexian
Detexian
Inactivity of 1 in 4 accounts, whether it is due to terminations, role changes, or neglect, can lead to significant risks such as cost overruns and data breaches. It is important to protect data not only for brand equity and trust but also as a legal requirement. It's not always easy to know where you should start. We've created a 3-step solution that is quick and efficient, tailored to SaaS businesses. This will help them make informed decisions regarding their data protection strategy. Our security guardians can help you prioritize problems and implement solutions via our customer success program. This will ensure that your organization achieves its goals in a timely manner. -
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AppOmni
AppOmni
A comprehensive solution is required to enable immediate visibility, proactive posture monitoring and normalized events streams. This will allow IT teams to effectively manage and secure SaaS applications. AppOmni, the only SaaS Security Posture Management Solution, gives teams all the tools they require to succeed - from posture management to monitoring to detection to continuous compliance. Instant detection of security vulnerabilities in your most important SaaS applications. Total visibility into all SaaS environments, normalized, and delivered to existing security tools. Spreadsheets? Manual access reviews? No. You can rest assured that you have met all compliance requirements. Each SaaS application comes with hundreds of settings, thousands API calls, and a data access method that is unique to the application. -
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Obsidian Security
Obsidian Security
Your SaaS applications are protected against data exposure, threats, and breaches. Secure Workday, Salesforce and Office 365 applications in minutes. SaaS is becoming a popular choice for companies that want to migrate their most critical business systems. Security teams lack the unified visibility they require to quickly detect and respond to threats. They cannot answer simple questions like: Who can access SaaS applications? Who are the privileged users Which accounts have been compromised? Who is sharing files with the public? Are applications following best practices? It is time for SaaS security to be improved. Obsidian is a simple but powerful security solution that protects SaaS applications. It is built around unified visibility and continuous monitoring as well as security analytics. Obsidian allows security teams to detect threats and protect their SaaS applications from breaches.
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SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms Overview
SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platforms are fast becoming an indispensable tool for companies of all sizes to maintain a secure posture in the digital age. These platforms enable organizations to track, monitor, and defend their security posture from both external and internal threats.
At its core, SSPM is a collection of processes, technologies, and services that are used to identify existing security vulnerabilities or potential threats in the environment, proactively address those issues with suitable countermeasures or protective measures, measure their effectiveness over time, and ensure compliance with industry regulations or best practices. It also helps ensure that critical assets are protected against malicious actors by providing visibility into activities on those assets.
A SSPM platform can be tailored to meet an organization’s needs depending on its size and complexity. For example, a small business might use a basic platform that focuses on scanning networks for potential threats; while a larger enterprise might require one that provides more comprehensive vulnerability assessments and real-time monitoring of its systems using automated threat detection technologies such as AI or machine learning-based systems.
The benefits of leveraging SSPM platforms extend beyond monitoring known threats; they also allow organizations to quickly respond to new emerging threats before they cause damage or disrupt operations. This involves continuously evaluating data around user behavior, network traffic patterns, system configurations and other elements associated with the environment so any suspicious activity can be identified and addressed immediately. Additionally, these platforms provide detailed insights into the overall security posture of an organization which helps inform decisions around implementing new policies or procedures that may be needed in order to improve overall security levels.
Finally SSPM platforms offer organizations peace of mind knowing their assets are being monitored at all times by sophisticated tools designed specifically for this purpose. By taking proactive steps towards protecting their information resources including customer data, companies can reduce the risk associated with cyberattacks which ultimately translates into improved reputation among customers and partners alike.
Why Use SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms?
- Improved Visibility: SSPM platforms provide a centralized view of all cloud-stored data and IT assets, which makes it easier to identify and address security issues quickly and efficiently. This improved visibility also helps organizations stay up to date on their overall security posture.
- Improved Compliance and Regulatory Readiness: SSPM solutions help businesses ensure they are in compliance with industry regulations and standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, etc., by providing automated discovery, assessment, continuous monitoring and alerting so that potential issues can be identified quickly.
- Automated Security Best Practices: SSPM platforms use best practices in the areas of authentication, authorization, verification, encryption, software updates/certification tracking etc., making sure they are consistently applied throughout an entire organization's infrastructure or particular set of applications/systems at all times.
- Reduced Risk: Through automated monitoring for threats in both internal networks and external threats from other organizations or individuals with malicious intent, SSPM solutions can detect anomalies or suspicious behavior before it causes an incident or breach that would have potentially devastating consequences for an organization’s bottom line as well as its reputation.
- Increased Efficiency: By removing silos between departments within large organizations means specialized teams no longer need to manage different pieces of the puzzle when it comes to understanding the overall security posture — instead everyone works together under one unified platform managed by a central team in order to reduce cost while increasing agility across multiple systems simultaneously.
The Importance of SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms
Securing data and applications in the cloud is becoming increasingly important, as more organizations are moving their IT operations to the cloud. To ensure that their cloud services are secure, companies need to take proactive steps to protect their digital assets. Security Posture Management (SPM) platforms provide an invaluable service by helping organizations identify potential risks to their systems, and proactively managing them over time.
One of the major advantages of using SPM platforms is that they enable companies to make informed decisions regarding how they manage their security posture. These platforms allow administrators to monitor trends and detect new vulnerabilities, while also providing performance metrics that can help organizations ensure compliance with internal policies and global standards like SOC 2 or ISO 27000. With these analytics-driven insights, companies can quickly respond to any threats before any damage is done.
Additionally, SPM platforms automate key processes related to securing company data such as continuous monitoring for anomalies in user behavior; automatic enforcement of policy changes; and measures focused on preventing unauthorized access or abuse of resources. This helps reduce costs associated with having manual staff members handle all tasks related to regular security maintenance and audit reports — which can often be costly due to labor expenses associated with such testing activities.
Finally, by continuously monitoring the organization’s infrastructure with a SPM platform, it becomes easier for businesses to identify any suspicious activity or signs of breaches quickly enough so that necessary corrective action can be taken — thus reducing overall damage if a hack does occur. Additionally, by having a centralized platform for tracking security issues within an organization's infrastructure makes it easier for administrators enforce compliance across multiple teams's efforts from both a technical and process standpoint. In short, Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms provide invaluable insight into businesses' current cyber-security situation — allowing companies prioritize risk mitigation measures accurately along with staying compliant with industry security standards.
What Features Do SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms Provide?
- Security Assessment: SSPM platforms conduct exhaustive assessments of cloud security and compliance, helping to identify any risk areas requiring further action.
- Alerts and Monitoring: A key feature of SSPM is the ability to monitor resources on different cloud assets in real-time, and receive alerts when changes occur or malicious activity is detected.
- Automation: Tooling within the platform can automate tasks such as scanning images for known vulnerabilities, checking compliance with prevailing standards, flagging policy violations into a central console and automated remediation of risks when discovered.
- Compliance Enforcement & Reporting: Enterprises have become increasingly subject to an ever expanding scope of regulations, industry standards, and customer requirements that must be met for data privacy protection or operational continuity needs. SSPM provides tools and policies to help you ensure your environments remain compliant with these rules and provide reporting capabilities that can meet audit or verification requests from customers or third party service providers alike.
- Security Visualization: You can use interactive dashboards along with static reports from a visualization perspective which helps enterprises get real-time insight into the overall security posture of their systems at any time without needing manual access to each asset individually.
- Remediation Capabilities: The SSPM tool offers guidance on remediating any identified weaknesses so system owners can quickly address issues wherever they arise throughout all layers of IT infrastructure including access control settings, software updates, misconfigurations etc., ultimately minimizing business disruptions due to security incidents while providing greater visibility over IT assets in general.
What Types of Users Can Benefit From SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms?
- IT Security Professionals: SSPM platforms allow security professionals to easily identify vulnerable assets and prioritize specific areas for improvement. They can also monitor the organization's overall security posture and track actionable insights.
- Business Owners: By using a SSPM platform, business owners can quickly identify potential risks and take the necessary steps to protect their company’s data and resources. In addition, they can gain visibility into how their organization is responding to threats in real time.
- Compliance Officers: With SSPM platforms, compliance officers are able to quickly verify that an organization is adhering to any applicable regulations or policies related to data security. This helps ensure that organizations remain compliant with industry standards.
- Risk Managers: A SSPM platform allows risk managers to assess potential areas of risk within an organization and develop strategies for reducing or mitigating those risks as needed. It also gives them the ability to measure an organization’s level of preparedness for responding effectively when incidents arise.
- Network Administrators: By utilizing a SSPM platform, network administrators have access to detailed analytics about their networks' security posture, allowing them to make informed decisions about how best to secure systems from external threats.
- End Users: For end users of a given platform, SSPM solutions give them peace of mind knowing that their data is secure from intruders and malicious actors – providing greater confidence in digital transactions performed online. Additionally, end users benefit from greater transparency regarding how their personal information is being managed by organizations they interact with online or over other networks.
How Much Do SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms Cost?
The cost of SaaS security posture management (SSPM) platforms is highly dependent on the features and services included in the plan chosen. Typically, SSPM plans are offered in a tiered pricing structure, with basic plans offering more basic features at a lower cost, and more advanced plans offering an expansive suite of services including continuous monitoring, automated response to threats, multi-vendor support, and advanced reporting for an increased price.
For example, one popular SSPM platform offers three tiers of service: A basic service with monthly costs beginning as low as $49 per user; a standard service costing between $99 - $149 per user per month; and an enterprise service that starts at approximately $269-$449 per user per month. These prices may vary depending on additional add-on services such as cloud infrastructure analysis or expert consultation. Many providers also offer discounts for customers making annual or multi-year commitments up front.
Ultimately, when considering the cost of an SaaS security posture management platform it will depend heavily on your business’s individual needs and requirements. It is always best practice to compare multiple vendors to find which options suit both your budget and specific objectives for maximum security protection.
Risks Associated With SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms
- Insufficient Access Controls: Many SaaS security posture management platforms do not provide sufficient access controls to prevent unauthorized or malicious users from accessing sensitive data. This increases the risk of data breaches and other cybersecurity incidents.
- Insecure Data Storage: Without proper encryption and secure data storage protocols, the security of the stored data can be compromised, potentially leading to identity theft or other legal consequences for organizations.
- Lack of Auditing Capabilities: SaaS security posture management platforms may lack auditing capabilities, making it difficult to track changes made in a system’s configuration settings over time.
- Limited Customization Options: Because these platforms are designed for use with multiple organizations, they often offer limited customization options that could limit their effectiveness with specific needs.
- Integration Issues: Different SaaS providers may have different standards for how their applications should integrate with each other and with third-party applications. This could lead to compatibility issues and slowdowns when integrating systems across an organization's IT infrastructure.
What Do SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms Integrate With?
SaaS security posture management (SSPM) platforms are designed to provide organizations with a comprehensive view of their IT infrastructure's security posture. This type of platform integrates with many different types of software, such as asset and vulnerability management, identity and access management, intrusion detection and prevention, malware protection, encryption solutions, network monitoring tools, and logging tools. Additionally, SSPM platforms can integrate with third-party systems such as SIEMs or cloud-native applications like Office 365 or G Suite. Lastly, SSPM platforms may also support authentication protocols such as SAML 2.0 or public key infrastructures (PKI). By integrating these various software solutions into the SSPM platform, organizations can have a better understanding of their overall security posture in order to make informed decisions about their data protection strategies.
Questions To Ask Related To SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Platforms
- Does the SSPM platform provide a comprehensive view of the security posture across all assets?
- Can you manage different assets with varying levels of control?
- Is it possible to automate certain policies and processes?
- How intuitive is the user experience?
- Can you monitor potential threats in real time?
- Are regular vulnerability scans included or can they be added as needed?
- Is there an audit trail for tracking security changes over time and identifying trends?
- Does the SSPM platform comply with industry regulations, such as HIPAA, SOX, etc.?
- What kind of reporting capabilities does the platform have in terms of creating custom dashboards or displaying data visualizations?
- Does the vendor offer dedicated customer service along with informative documentation and tutorials?