Security News > 2021 > August > 40% of SaaS assets are unmanaged, putting companies at risk for data leaks

Based on customer data, the findings clearly illustrate there is a magnitude of SaaS data exposure, with 40% of all SaaS assets unmanaged, providing internal, external and public data access.

Although cloud-based applications dramatically increase the efficiency and productivity throughout an enterprise, there is a significant threat that is often underestimated by CIOs and CISOs - unchecked and unmanaged data access by the SaaS provider.

With the growing adoption of SaaS applications, this threat is growing exponentially, putting companies at greater risk for data leaks.

20% of SaaS assets are shared internally with a link, exposing many employees to data points they are not authorized to consume.

8% of employees share assets from their corporate with their personal accounts, exposing many former employees to ongoing company data.

"To date, security practitioners focused on enabling SaaS access in a secure manner, now is the time for them to prioritize the relevancy of this data access internally and externally. Unmanageable data access poses a significant risk to any organization and increases the likelihood for a data breach. While SaaS apps are designed to promote collaboration, in this ever growing attack surface security teams must pay attention to ongoing data access at scale."

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