Security News > 2023 > March > Security and IT Teams No Longer Need To Pay For SaaS-Shadow IT Discovery

"In today's economic reality, security budgets have not necessarily been cut down, but buyers are far more careful in their purchasing decisions and rightfully so. We believe that you cannot secure what you do not know, so knowing should be a basic commodity. Once you understand the magnitude of your SaaS attack layer, you can make an educated decision as to how you are going to solve it. Discovery is the natural and basic first step and it should be accessible to anyone." said Galit Lubetzky Sharon, Wing's Co-Founder and CTO. The company reported that within the first few weeks of launching, over 200 companies enrolled in their self-service free discovery tool, adding to the company's existing customer base.

The challenge is that SaaS applications are often onboarded by employees without involving IT or security teams.

In its free solution, Wing attaches a security score to each application found and alerts users to the risky applications in their SaaS stack.

The risks associated with data security are vast and have a whole category of products that deal with them, such as DLPs and DSPMs. However, when it comes to the SaaS applications that employees use, data related issues can span from sensitive files being shared on applications that are not meant for file sharing, secrets shared on public channels and even the massive amount of files that employees share externally and then forget about, leaving that external connection wide open.

In conclusion, SaaS-Shadow IT discovery has become a critical area of concern for IT and security teams, as the usage of SaaS applications continues to grow rapidly.

In 2023, the expectation is that basic SaaS-Shadow IT discovery should no longer come at a cost, as it should be a fundamental commodity for organizations aiming to secure their SaaS environment.

News URL

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/security-and-it-teams-no-longer-need-to.html