SaaS security: How to avoid “death by 1000 apps”
SaaS applications have become synonymous with modern business environments, and CISOs and security teams struggle to find a happy medium between ensuring the security of their …
Increased cloud complexity needs stronger cybersecurity
A Thales report, conducted by 451 Research, reveals that 45% of businesses have experienced a cloud-based data breach or failed audit in the past 12 months, up 5% from the …
Getting to grips with SaaS security
The SaaS market is expanding at a rapid rate. In August last year, Gartner forecast that worldwide spending on SaaS would rise from $120.6 billion in 2020 to $170.9 billion …
Language-based BEC attacks rising
Armorblox released a report which highlights the use of language-based attacks that bypass existing email security controls. The report uncovers how the continued increase in …
Security has become more difficult, IT leaders say
Workspot announced a survey report conducted by Dimensional Research, which reveals that in the past year, due to remote work, 83% of IT leaders expanded or accelerated their …
The SaaS-to-SaaS supply chain is a wild, wild mess
Cloud migration and IT democratization have created a continuously growing network of interconnected business applications, integrated to digitize and automate business …
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 …
The two words you should never forget when you’re securing a cloud
When cloud providers sell their services, they know their customers are thinking about cybersecurity – that’s why providers tend to tout their impressive accreditations …
The perils of SaaS misconfigurations
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released the findings of an Adaptive Shield survey, offering insight into the industry’s knowledge, attitudes, and opinions regarding SaaS …
SaaS revenue declined by 46% in 2021
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies saw their revenue growth slow by 46% in 2021 compared to 2020, according to a study by Paddle. The result of qualitative and …
Sharp rise in SMB cyberattacks by Russia and China
SaaS Alerts unveiled the findings of its latest report which analyzed approximately 136 million SaaS security events across 2,100 small and medium businesses (SMBs) globally …
Cloud security training is pivotal as demand for cloud services explode
Change is afoot. The private, public and third sector are transitioning from on-premises and datacenter-hosted infrastructure to hybrid architectures utilizing …