SaaS security posture management ( SSPM)

SaaS security posture management ( SSPM) is a security tool for monitoring security risks in ‘Software-as-a-service(Saas)’ applications like Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Slack, etc. It identifies misconfigurations, unnecessary user accounts, overly permissive entitlements, compliance risks and other cloud security issues.

??? SSPM regularly analyses an organization’s SaaS apps in following areas

1)????? Configuration

2)????? User Permissions

3)????? Compliance

????????? SSPM gives organizations the visibility , control and compliance management capabilities to protect their critical workloads and overcome the challenges of data leak, non-compliance, malware threats and others.

??Key features of SSPM

1)????? Continuous monitoring

2)????? Remediation – SSPM solutions offer remediation measures against threats.

3)????? Single dashboard for all security risks for all applications

4)????? Support for different applications – SSPM systems are compatible with most of the applications which make it easy to integrate with other SaaS tools which an organization already using.

5)????? Built-in security benchmarks by continuously running security checks according to established industry benchmarks and industry standards and determining insecure and non-standard configuration

?? ??There are different vendors who provide SSPM solutions. While selecting SSPM solutions, below factors should be checked

1)????? Range of integration with our SaaS applications and how its easy to accomplish

2)????? Continuous 24/7 monitoring and remediation of existing and emerging threats

3)????? Use of new technologies like AI, ML, etc

4)????? It should offer visibility into associated third-party applications and the access and permissions that have granted to them

???? SSPM solutions are different from CASB ( Cloud Access Security Broker) & CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management)

1)????? CASB can provide robust access control and policy enforcement while SSPM monitor user activities within SaaS environment.

2)????? CSPM is focused on securing cloud environment . ?CSPM encompasses all types of cloud services including IaaS and PaaS. While SSPM identifies and address issues within specific applications . CSPM addresses misconfigurations and vulnerabilities in cloud environment.

?? Top SSPM solutions in market today

1)????? Adaptive Shield

2)????? AppOmni

3)????? Varonis Data Security Platform

4)????? Zscaler

5)????? Cynet SSPM

6)????? Obsidian Security