What is Nudge Security and How Does it Work?

What is Nudge Security and How Does it Work?

January 24, 2024 at 07:06AM

Nudge Security addresses SaaS security by working with employees, discovering SaaS accounts, implementing security best practices, monitoring the attack surface, and automating security efforts. It offers playbooks to automate common tasks and nudges to guide users, without impeding productivity. The platform provides a 14-day free trial to modernize SaaS security and governance.

From the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:

1. The increasing adoption of cloud and SaaS technologies in the distributed workplace has transformed traditional IT security and governance practices, presenting challenges for businesses.
2. Nudge Security is positioned as the first and only solution to address SaaS security and governance at scale by working with employees, unlike legacy solutions that attempt to block access to unsanctioned SaaS applications.
3. Nudge Security offers a seamless approach to SaaS discovery, providing an inventory of SaaS accounts, users, and resources without complicated deployment steps.
4. It allows organizations to implement SaaS security best practices, such as tracking access methods and enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) or single sign-on (SSO).
5. Organizations can monitor and protect their SaaS attack surface, including vendor security profiles, breach history, and compliance attestations.
6. Nudge Security helps to manage SaaS sprawl by automating engagement with users and application owners, driving increased IT efficiency.
7. Built-in playbooks automate common SaaS administration tasks, minimizing manual effort and time spent on security tasks.
8. Organizations are encouraged to start a 14-day free trial to discover their SaaS footprint and modernize their SaaS security and governance approach.

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