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SaaS Application Security Best Practices For Modern Businesses
Seamlessly prioritize your SaaS application security with our tailored checklist of best practices for reducing the application security risk…
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Seamlessly prioritize your SaaS application security with our tailored checklist of best practices for reducing the application security risk…
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SaaS application's radical transformation proliferating the growth of businesses in varying verticals doesn't conceal the underlying security risks. Our research suggests that the amalgamation of remote work transition, shortage of security professionals, and even the inbuilt SaaS application complexity propelled CIOs & CISOs to prioritize SaaS application security before anything else.
We have prepared a tailored set of best practices by introducing our SaaS Application Security Checklist. It is based on our extensive findings throughout our threat research in order to equip the organizations to decipher the intricacies of SaaS Applications Security.
Bridging Concealed Configuration Gaps:
More than 55% of companies have had sensitive data exposed over the public network, often due to unknown misconfiguration lapses. The configurability that makes SaaS Applications robust is also a viable cause of exploitation if not closely monitored & addressed. Gaining unified visibility becomes highly imperative for effectively configuring the SaaS Application to keep the underlying operations risk-free from any external threats.
Disable Legacy Authentication Protocols:
Many failed login attempts are due to legacy authentication, which does not support multi-factor authentication (MFA). Even if multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled for the directory, an attacker might still get unauthorized access by utilizing an older authentication method. A total ban on authentication requests from legacy protocols is the most effective measure you can take to prevent your environment from being exploited by fraudsters.
Enforce High Levels Of Security Authentication:
An account is 99.9% less likely to be compromised if you use MFA as an integral part of the enhanced authentication process. Access control for SaaS resources can be difficult to establish because of the several methods by which cloud providers can handle authentication.
Monitor & Analyze Conditional Access Policies:
Many intrusions primarily rely on exploiting vulnerabilities in conditional access controls, such as by creating new exceptions or implementing exception rules. Considering the potential depth and complexity of these rules, it is essential to validate rules and enable continuous monitoring. Always be on the lookout for IP address blocking updates and exceptions.
Evaluate Third-Party Access:
Integrations and third-party applications are frequently installed with elevated permissions and can serve as entry points for horizontal privilege escalation to other SaaS platforms. Ensure all third-party access to applications is processed, authorized, and utilized. Granting permissions and data access to third-party applications according to the principle of least privilege and removing access as soon as it is no longer required can reduce the danger of a compromise by a third party.
Determine User Access Data Management:
As ransomware attacks expand and the toolsets used to execute them become more widely dispersed, the use of least-privilege access provides more security. Better safeguarding of all data sets in the best possible manner via the use of data access modeling and analysis of third-party applications.
Keep An Eye Out For Red Flags:
Be wary of excessive failures and password spraying. Protect yourself by checking threat intelligence streams for signs of compromised accounts. If you can detect unauthorized actions quickly, you can react and mitigate the situation more effectively.
SaaS applications become primarily responsible for running multiple critical business functions across cross-platforms. Thus its overall security often remains critical & complex with the advent of newer tech stacks. Therefore, extending the visibility throughout your SaaS ecosystem by continuously monitoring, addressing misconfigurations, and keeping a close eye on third-party access may hold the potential intrusion attempts at bay. At the same time, your businesses continue to run flawlessly.
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