Security News > 2022 > April > Shadow IT is a top concern related to SaaS adoption

Torii announced a report revealing that 69% of tech executives believe shadow IT is a top concern related to SaaS - or cloud application - adoption.

The majority of respondents have made exceptions to their SaaS security protocols, with 80% doing so because the applications were adopted outside IT's purview.

To combat these and other SaaS sprawl concerns, 64% are evaluating or planning to deploy SaaS management tools.

"The new reality of distributed and remote work has driven shadow IT to a whole new level, empowering employees to provision and manage their own cloud applications. While that's allowed teams to innovate faster, it's also led to increased security risk and a complete breakdown of old tools and methods for managing it. They weren't designed for SaaS and the shadow IT explosion, and simply cannot keep up," said Uri Haramati, CEO of Torii.

"SaaS warrants a completely new approach. Businesses are beginning to realize this and take more effective measures for managing their SaaS stack and mitigating the risks."

SaaS app visibility and security risks are top of mind.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/04/26/shadow-it-saas-adoption/