Software as a service (SaaS) has taken over, and the average enterprise now uses hundreds of unique SaaS applications to accelerate their digital transformation and business velocity. Though it was already on the rise, the global pandemic and widespread Work From Home (WFH) policies dramatically accelerated enterprise dependence on SaaS across every market sector—even traditional laggards like health and finance.
However, while SaaS has fulfilled its growth-enabling potential, most organizations have lost their grip on its consumption and use. SaaS is internet accessible, and IT and security teams can no longer depend on network or endpoint controls to govern application access. In other words, traditional security teams are left blind to actual activity. The only way forward is to keep updated on all SaaS-related technological developments as they happen. However, is that realistic for already swamped IT and security managers?