SaaS security
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security solutions protect all of your cloud applications, sensitive data, and users—wherever their location.
OVERVIEW
What is SaaS security?
Organizations use SaaS applications to easily access and handle large amounts of sensitive data. SaaS security is cloud-native security made specifically to protect the information carried by these apps and keep it out of the wrong hands.
BENEFITS
How do businesses benefit from SaaS protection?
Complete protection for working apps
SaaS protection is available for a wide range of subscription-based business applications like Microsoft 365, SFDC, Box, and modern collaboration apps like Slack, Jira, Confluence, and Zendesk.
Protect all users everywhere
All users receive the same consistent level of protection with centralized cloud data security covering hybrid, local, and remote workforces—wherever they are based.
App visibility and control
Gain full visibility and control through multiple cloud providers, so you can manage your digital environment, however best suits you and your business.
SaaS access governance
Limit access to your most sensitive data and assets by only giving trusted and legitimate users access to your corporate SaaS apps.
Unified controls
SaaS solutions unify SASE and CASB practices into one central platform, allowing your IT admins to maintain your organization’s data security and protection policies easily.
SOLUTIONS
SaaS security solutions
SaaS cloud-based security solutions are powerful enough to handle large amounts of sensitive information for even the most complex business requirements.
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) for SaaS security
Implement SASE-aligned business protection and user privacy — use NordLayer to mitigate risks to privacy and sensitive data held within SaaS applications.
Secure access to SaaS applications
Effortlessly monitor and control who can access specific data or applications on a company network.
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
IAM works to protect SaaS applications by allowing organizations to implement different security policies and grant access permissions safely and confidently.
Threat prevention
Prevent new and unknown threats from both sanctioned and unsanctioned sources to provide comprehensive protection for SaaS applications.
Cloud Access Security Brokers
A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) provides SaaS security with the capabilities to act between users and their cloud infrastructure.
Visibility, automation & orchestration
Via NordLayer’s intuitive Control Panel, admins can monitor access through gateways to SaaS applications, increasing network visibility, and enhancing automation.
FEATURES
Add an additional security layer to your SaaS applications
NordLayer’s range of security features help today’s businesses achieve their compliance and data protection goals, and work to provide additional security for SaaS working applications.
Protect your business with NordLayer
Safeguard your resources with modern SaaS security solutions or contact NordLayer's Security specialist!
INTEGRATIONS
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OUR INSIGHTS
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Frequently asked questions
Is SaaS secure?
By their nature, SaaS applications are cloud-based, which invites SaaS risks and increases vulnerabilities to malware and other security threats. However, with proper SaaS security solutions like NordLayer, organizations can be safe knowing their most sensitive data and assets that are held by SaaS applications are fully protected with the most comprehensive business security available.
Who is responsible for SaaS security?
SaaS is reliant on all parties following good security practices and a coordinated effort to maintain standards. It is the responsibility of the client to set up proper measures - like SaaS security provided by NordLayer - to ensure access permissions are granted to the correct people and to minimize the risk of sensitive data falling into the wrong hands.
What is SaaS compliance?
SaaS compliance means ensuring your organization falls within a certified set of universal standards and security policies—usually comprising how sensitive data is stored, shared, and used. Meeting these compliance standards displays your company’s willingness and competence to protect data and customer privacy.