Adaptive Shield Team

Businesses today run nearly every facet of their operations using a wide array of interconnected SaaS apps. Adaptive Shield’s team is here to keep you informed as well as help you secure your SaaS estate.

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Shocking Findings from the 2023 Third-Party App Access Report

Dive into the 5 key findings from the new SaaS-to-SaaS Access Report, Uncovering the Risks & Realities of Third-Party Connected Apps.

Granting 3rd-Party Apps Access to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Presents Major Security Risks, According to Adaptive Shield Report

Our new report takes a look at the how volume of applications being connected to the SaaS stack and the risk they represent to company data.

Adaptive Shield Partners with Datadog for Seamless SaaS Security Management

Adaptive Shield has partnered with Datadog, the observability service for cloud-scale applications, to provide joint customers with the ability to stream and visualize SaaS security alerts from Adaptive Shield.

100 Apps, Endless Security Checks

With an average of 100 apps being used, the average security team is flying blind without visibility and control over a critical mass of their organization’s entire SaaS app stack. It’s important that all SaaS apps be managed at scale, which is why organizations need a solution that offers both comprehensive checks and breadth of app coverage.

Keeping SaaS Apps HIPAA Compliant

Healthcare organizations have been cautious in moving toward cloud technologies and SaaS applications. However, as the industry begins to shift and embraces the cloud, healthcare security professionals need to understand how SaaS security impacts their Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) compliance posture.

What is SSPM?

Gartner named SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) as a must-have solution in the “4 Must-Have Technologies That Made the Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Security, 2021”. Read about why having an SSPM is important and it's benefits.

Adaptive Shield Releases SaaS-to-SaaS Capabilities to Minimize Supply Chain Risks

The expansion of our SSPM platform enables security teams to discover and manage all SaaS apps connected to the core SaaS stack.

Adaptive Shield Announces 100 SaaS App Integrations for Comprehensive SaaS Security

Groundbreaking number of integrations within the company’s SSPM platform enables security teams to easily integrate, monitor and mitigate risk across their SaaS stack.

The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management Checklist, 2023 Edition

It's been a year since the release of The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist. If SSPM is on your radar, the 2023 checklist edition covers the critical features and capabilities when evaluating a solution.

Ensuring SaaS Security in ISO Compliance

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) sets standards across various industries. ISO 27000:2018 and ISO 27001:2013 can be used to help build out a strong security posture. Read more to understand the two recent yet different versions of ISO compliance standards and how SSPM can help security teams ensure ISO compliance.

Adaptive Shield and Tenable Partner to Enhance SaaS Security Posture

Adaptive Shield partners with Tenable, the Cyber Exposure Management company, to provide a consolidated posture management solution that correlates the risk of SaaS users and their endpoints.

Misconfigurations 101: The Three V’s of SaaS App Configurations Weaknesses

The ease with which SaaS apps can be deployed and adopted is remarkable, but it has quickly become a double-edged sword. On one hand, the availability of SaaS tools enables employees to work from anywhere. For IT and security teams however, the adoption of SaaS apps has become a daunting endeavor. Misconfigurations are brought on by many different factors, the top three can be summed up into the three V’s.

Adaptive Shield Selected as SC Media Trust Award Finalist for Best Cloud Security Posture Management Solution

Adaptive Shield has been recognized as a Trust Award finalist in the Best Cloud Security Posture Management Solution category for the 2022 SC Awards.

RSA 2022 Recap

After 2 years of virtual events, RSA Conference 2022 in San Francisco brought back face-to-face interaction. And wow, what an experience! From live sessions and parties to games and demos galore, RSA was packed with it all. Here’s a recap of Adaptive Shield at RSA. 

Top 13 Cloud and SaaS Security Talks at RSA 2022

Every year the leaders and entrepreneurs of the cybersecurity world come together for four days for the annual RSA Conference. Finally, after many years of the event being virtual, RSA is back in its physical form. This year's conference will feature numerous presentations from industry leaders offering unique insights and fresh perspectives on the world of cloud and SaaS security. We have gathered a list of the 13 top talks taking place at RSA 2022. 

Adaptive Shield Recognized as a 2022 Gartner® Cool Vendors™

We are excited to announce that Gartner has named us a 2022 Gartner Cool Vendors™ in Application Security: Protection of Cloud-Native Applications. Read more to get all the details.

New 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report Shines a Light on CISOs' Perspectives for Today's Enterprises

To better understand how teams are dealing with their SaaS security posture, Adaptive Shield partnered with the leading organization dedicated to promoting best practices for ensuring cyber security, Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), to develop the 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report.

Adaptive Shield Partners With CrowdStrike to Introduce Zero Trust SaaS Security Posture Solution to CrowdStrike Store

Adaptive Shield partners with CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, to introduce a new Zero Trust SaaS Security Posture solution to the CrowdStrike Store, a cybersecurity app marketplace.

Adaptive Shield and Okta Join Forces to Deliver Integrated Solution for Fortified SaaS Security and Identity and Access Management

Joint Offering Ensures That Authorized Users Can Safely Access Any SaaS App Without Exposing Companies to Unnecessary Risks

Adaptive Shield Receives $30M Series A Investment from Insight Partners to Help Businesses Gain Control of All their SaaS Investments

This $30 million round A investment will enable Adaptive Shield to meet growing demand for Security Posture Management Solutions that eliminate misconfigurations across any SaaS platform including Office 365, Salesforce, Slack, GitHub and Workday

Adaptive Shield Named Winner in Black Unicorn Awards for 2021

Adaptive Shield has been named Top 10 Baby Black Unicorn in the prestigious award for cybersecurity companies who have the potential of being valued at $1B.

Adaptive Shield Partners with Macnica Networks for Expansion into Japan

Through this collaboration with Macnica Networks, Adaptive Shield can further accelerate the safe use of SaaS applications by Japanese companies, helping them maintain a clean, safe and efficient SaaS app environment.

Adaptive Shield Joins Cloud Security Alliance to Raise Awareness Around Critical SaaS Risks

Adaptive Shield, the leading SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company, today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world's leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment.

Adaptive Shield Delivers SaaS Security on the Snowflake Data Marketplace

Outside the domain of Snowflake’s robust native security controls, potential vulnerabilities and configuration weakness can still occur. Read more to gain insight and free access to SaaS Security for Snowflake.

CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast Talks About SaaS Security Posture and More

A recap of the CISO/Security Vendor Relationship podcast, hosted by David Spark and Mark Johnson, with our sponsored guest, TIAA's Travis Hoyt.

Adaptive Shield named Winner for Next Gen in Vulnerability Management during RSA Conference 2021

Adaptive Shield wins Next-Gen Vulnerability Assessment, Remediation and Management Award in the 9th annual Global InfoSec Awards at #RSAC 2021.
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