May 3, 2024 at 06:57AM
SaaS applications are dominant in the corporate world, but they pose new security risks. LayerX’s guide “Let There Be Light: Eliminating the Risk of Shadow SaaS” addresses the challenges of unauthorized SaaS app usage, suggesting mitigation practices and comparing security controls. It recommends secure browser extensions as the most comprehensive solution to combat shadow SaaS.
Based on the meeting notes, the main takeaways are:
1. SaaS applications are dominant in the corporate landscape, but they also pose significant security risks that security leaders need to address due to the existing security stack’s limitations in controlling and monitoring their usage.
2. LayerX has released a new guide, “Let There Be Light: Eliminating the Risk of Shadow SaaS,” which addresses the challenges of shadow SaaS and suggests practices and controls to mitigate them.
3. The guide also compares various security controls to address the risk of shadow SaaS (CASB, SASE, Secure Browser Extension) and explains their efficacy, with the Secure Browser Extension emerging as the most comprehensive and user-friendly solution for combating shadow SaaS.
4. The Secure Browser Extension allows for discovery of all SaaS apps, identity security posture hardening, alerts on critical changes, and governance and control, providing visibility and governance of SaaS app use while ensuring a secure and flexible workspace.
5. Security and IT teams should find ways to allow the use of SaaS apps while ensuring protection of corporate environments, and the secure browser extension is presented as the solution that can provide both.
These key points provide a clear understanding of the challenges posed by shadow SaaS and the recommended solution to address them effectively.