The adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications in the enterprise continues to rapidly accelerate, given the collaboration and productivity benefits. However, ungoverned use of SaaS creates new risks for data misuse and information leakage that must be addressed. The fact remains that it’s very difficult to gain visibility into and control over SaaS applications with a traditional security implementation composed of layered, “bolted-on” point products.
In a bolt-on approach, enterprises keep adding products, one on top of another, just to get insight into the traffic that has been moved to or deployed in SaaS applications in the cloud. Some of those moves include:
This process is extremely complicated, insufficient in terms of security, and doesn’t scale. If you are an enterprise with several sites, you must repeat this process for each of your individual sites. And even with all components in place, there are still plenty of malicious tools available to criminals that are specifically designed to bypass proxy-based models, such as Tor or UltraSurf.
At Palo Alto Networks we’re addressing the SaaS security dilemma from an entirely new perspective – the platform perspective, to provide an integrated, comprehensive approach to SaaS security. Here’s how:
Learn more by visiting our resources page, Securely Enabling SaaS Adoption. You’ll find a host of SaaS security–focused materials, ranging from informational videos and in-depth demos to detailed spec sheets and user guides.
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