ServiceNow ‘knowledge base’ misconfiguration leaks sensitive data
Dan Meged, senior research leader at Adaptive Shield, added that this misconfiguration exposed seemingly secured KB articles through a ServiceNow tool called widgets. In another Sept. 17 blog on the ServiceNow KB topic, Adaptive Shield researchers said widgets let hackers bypass the security controls put in place at the KB and page level, and directly access the content.
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ServiceNow ‘knowledge base’ misconfiguration leaks sensitive data
Dan Meged, senior research leader at Adaptive Shield, added that this misconfiguration exposed seemingly secured KB articles through a ServiceNow tool called widgets. In another Sept. 17 blog on the ServiceNow KB topic, Adaptive Shield researchers said widgets let hackers bypass the security controls put in place at the KB and page level, and directly access the content.
Strengthening SaaS Security For A Resilient Digital Future
Businesses are rapidly adopting Software as a Service applications to drive innovation, streamline operations, and enhance agility. However, the convenience and scalability of SaaS have also introduced new and complex security challenges.
Adaptive Shield Showcases New ITDR Platform for SaaS at Black Hat USA
Amid rising breaches including Snowflake, the platform helps security teams proactively detect and respond to identity-centric threats in business-critical SaaS applications
On the Safe Side: Ensuring SaaS Security Through SSPM
As the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market grows three times faster than on-prem and business operations move to cloud-based platforms, organizations are facing new exposure to cybersecurity threats.
Safeguarding your SaaS: Navigating Key Challenges for Enhanced Security
Deloitte has recently partnered with Adaptive Shield, a leader in Security Posture Management (SSPM) with a portfolio of over 140 supported SaaS applications, including Salesforce, Office 365, and Service Now.
Adaptive Shield expands operations in France to meet customer demand
The move is in response to increased customer demand for its SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solution. It has also promoted Albert Anconina from Country to Regional Director.
Adaptive Shield Rolls Out Fast Forward Partner Program
Adaptive Shield says demand for SSPM is growing rapidly. The Adaptive Shield Fast Forward Partner Program will help meet the growing market demand for SSPM solutions across North America, EMEA and APAC. The launch comes amid steady company growth alongside numerous global partners.
Adaptive Shield unveils platform enhancements to improve SaaS security
To secure emerging SaaS attack surfaces, Adaptive Shield has extended the capabilities of its SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) unified platform to cover complex Permissions and Shared Data.
Adaptive Shield expands SaaS security platform to enhance permissions and data management
The new extensions to Adaptive Shield’s platform include extending SaaS coverage to entitlement management to drive SaaS security consolidation. Entitlement management is the process of controlling and overseeing user permissions and access rights within an organization’s applications and systems to ensure security and compliance.
10 Hot AI Cybersecurity Tools At RSAC 2024
Adaptive Shield introduced news SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) capabilities that offer detection and response for AI-powered applications
Adaptive Shield unveils SaaS security for AI
New AI-driven applications to enable enterprises to mitigate the risks introduced by the growing use of generative AI.
Netpoleon brings Adaptive Shield into A/NZ
Value-add security distributor Netpoleon has expanded its partnership with software-as-a-service (SaaS) security vendor Adaptive Shield into Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ).The collaboration with Netpoleon A/NZ will help meet demand for SaaS security posture management (SSPM) solutions as businesses boost investment in cyber security, following the upswing in SaaS data breaches targeting the region in the past year.
Netpoleon and Adaptive Shield sign ANZ distie deal
Security distributor Netpoleon has expanded its partnership with cybersecurity vendor Adaptive Shield to distribute its solutions across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ).
Netpoleon & Adaptive Shield unite for SaaS security boost in ANZ
Netpoleon, a renowned security solutions provider, has announced its partnership with SaaS security company Adaptive Shield. The collaboration comes at a time when the demand for SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solutions is surging in Australia and New Zealand.
Adaptive Shield Recognized With Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award in SaaS Security Posture Management
Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security posture management (SSPM) industry and based on its findings, recognizes Adaptive Shield with the 2023 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. Adaptive Shield’s SSPM Platform provides customers full visibility, control and mitigation of SaaS threats, saving them time and costs through posture management
From Cloud Chaos to Controlled Confidence – Adaptive Shield’s Rise in SSPM
In the ever-evolving landscape of software as a s service (SaaS) security, one company has quietly forged its path, becoming a beacon of protection for large enterprise businesses grappling with the growing complexity of SaaS applications. This is the story of Adaptive Shield, a rising star in the SaaS security space, whose journey from a nimble startup to a recognized industry leader is as remarkable as the solutions it offers.
Stay Safe In The New Year With Enterprise Security Practices At Home
“There is a common misconception that SaaS (software as a service applications such as Dropbox) providers take care of the security of the organizations’ apps,” explained Maor Bin, CEO and founder of security company Adaptive Shield.
Missing the Cybersecurity Mark With the Essential Eight
Australia's Essential Eight Maturity Model still doesn't address key factors needed to protect today's cloud and SaaS environments.
3 ways to combat rising OAuth SaaS attacks
OAuth attacks are on the rise. In December, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team observed threat actors misusing OAuth apps to take over a cloud server and mine cryptocurrency, establish persistence following business email compromise and launch spam activity using the target organization’s resources and domain name.
Adaptive Shield and Kompingo Join Forces to Elevate SaaS Security
This collaboration aims to enhance SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) in the UK, as Adaptive Shield extends its partnership network and improves platform accessibility and local support.Adaptive Shield's union with Kompingo is expected to address the growing demand for effective SaaS security in the UK, according to the company.
Adaptive Shield and Kompingo Join Forces to Elevate UK Organizations’ SaaS Security
Adaptive Shield, the leading SaaS security company, today announced a strategic partnership with Kompingo, a renowned UK distributor. The collaboration will help meet the growing demand for SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) throughout the UK as Adaptive Shield extends its network of partners and enhances its platform's accessibility and local support.
Adaptive Shield and Kompingo Join Forces to Elevate UK Organizations’ SaaS Security
Adaptive Shield, the leading SaaS security company announced a strategic partnership with Kompingo, a renowned UK distributor. The collaboration will help meet the growing demand for SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) throughout the UK as Adaptive Shield extends its network of partners and enhances its platform’s accessibility and local support.
ServiceNow misconfiguration went unexploited, but still cause for concern
News of a misconfiguration in ServiceNow caused great concern over the past several days because it’s estimated that 80% of Fortune 500 companies deploy ServiceNow. If a company was breached, security experts said there would have been direct risks such as data leaks, including passwords, sensitive ticket info, and PII, as well as indirect risk for social engineering campaigns and impact on the organization’s reputation.
Adaptive Shield Announced Google Cloud Marketplace Launch
“We welcome Adaptive Shield to our growing ecosystem of partners on Google Cloud Marketplace,” said Dai Vu, Managing Director, Cloud Marketplace & ISV GTM Initiatives of Google Cloud Marketplace.
Adaptive Shield Now Available on Google Cloud Marketplace
Adaptive Shield, the leader in SaaS Security, today announced its Google Cloud Marketplace launch, which enables businesses to quickly and easily purchase the Adaptive Shield SaaS Security platform directly through the marketplace.
Adaptive Shield Introduces Identity Threat Detection and Response, Safeguarding the Future
The SaaS popularity does come with its challenges in terms of securing user identities, access control and data across a multitude of SaaS applications. The existing focus of identity threat detection and response, or ITDR, solutions on endpoints and active directory protection is insufficient to cater to the intricacies of this evolving landscape.
Adaptive Shield launches Identity Threat Detection and Response capabilities
Adaptive Shield has launched Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) capabilities to help organizations mitigate identity-related threats. The capabilities can be paired with the company’s SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) solution.
Adaptive Shield Secures Strategic Investment from Blackstone
Adaptive Shield, a leader in SaaS security, today announced a new investment from Blackstone Innovations Investments, Blackstone's strategic investment arm, bringing its total capital raised to $44M. This investment will be used to accelerate Adaptive Shield’s mission to protect companies as the number of SaaS applications used by enterprises has continued to grow rapidly. This growth is creating a new and complex mesh of business-critical applications that are increasingly being targeted by attackers.
Adaptive Shield Receives Strategic Investment from Blackstone
Founded by Maor Bin and Jony Shlomoff, Adaptive Shield speciliazes in SaaS Security that enables security teams to gain deep visibility and control over all business-critical SaaS applications and secure their entire SaaS stack through threat prevention, detection, and response.
Adaptive Shield Secures Strategic Investment from Blackstone
Adaptive Shield, a leader in SaaS security, today announced a new investment from Blackstone Innovations Investments, Blackstone’s strategic investment arm, bringing its total capital raised to $44M.
Blackstone backs Israeli security company Adaptive Shield
This investment will be used to accelerate Adaptive Shield's mission to protect companies.
Plugging the infosec holes before the bad guys can sneak in
Security posture management gets its due at RSA. "Posture management continues to accelerate," Maor Bin, CEO of Adaptive Shield, told The Register.
How to mitigate the risk of SaaS-to-SaaS apps
Adaptive Shield security researchers discovered a new attack vector caused by a vulnerability within Microsoft’s OAuth application registration
Manual Vs. SSPM: Streamlining SaaS Security Management
An interesting trend is unfolding in companies around the globe: They are investing in a growing number of SaaS apps to support day-to-day operations but then putting themselves in an extremely precarious situation by failing to invest an equal or larger amount into their security management and staff.
Key Lessons for CIOs from Latest Nissan North America Data Breach
According to the report. a data breach incident exposed details of 17998 people in Nissan’s database, including 785 Maine residents.
Adaptive Shield: Building a Secure SaaS Environment
With its perfect line of capabilities, Adaptive Shield’s SSPM platform is deployed in many Fortune 500 accounts and numerous enterprises across a wide range of industry verticals.
Adaptive Shield Announces 100 SaaS App Integrations for Comprehensive SaaS Security
Adaptive Shield, the leading SSPM company, today announced it is the first and only SSPM platform to cover 100 SaaS platforms and applications out of the box.
The Next Trends In SaaS Security
As investment in SaaS apps continues, new critical SaaS challenges emerge beyond the classic use case of misconfiguration and user permissions management, such as third-party app access and device-to-SaaS-user posture management.
The Cyber Security Companies That Are Changing The World
Protecting autonomous vehicles, optimizing data-security processes, or managing the organization’s entire cloud apps – here are 7 Israeli companies that are changing the global cyber industry while introducing groundbreaking technologies.
SaaS Security in the Great Resignation
The potential threat from employees (or contractors) who have left a company might be one of the greatest risks facing IT teams.
Third-Party App Access Is the New Executable File
By providing these apps and other add-ons for SaaS platforms and associated permissions, businesses present bad actors with more opportunities to gain access to company data.
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 security and related misconfigurations.
New Cloud Security Alliance Survey Finds SaaS Misconfigurations May Be Responsible for up to 63 Percent of Security Incidents
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) released the findings of its latest survey, 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report. Commissioned by Adaptive Shield, a leading SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company, the survey offers insight into the industry's knowledge, attitudes, and opinions regarding SaaS security and related misconfigurations.
New Cloud Security Alliance Survey Finds SaaS Misconfigurations May Be Responsible for up to 63 Percent of Security Incidents
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining standards, certifications, and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, released the findings of its latest survey, 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report.
Microsoft’s poetic licensing days may be numbered
So many cybersecurity incidents can be chalked up to bad design, configuration mistakes or poor controls over access to SaaS resources. Of the 43% of companies that said they encountered security problems due to a SaaS misconfiguration, 34% said they lacked visibility in the status of changes and 35% said too many employees had the ability to make security changes, according to research released by Adaptive Shield.
Business teams increase cybersecurity risk due to poor SaaS management
Two familiar problems are increasing cybersecurity risks for companies that use software-as-a-service: a lack of visibility and too many cooks in the kitchen. A new survey from the Cloud Security Alliance found that IT teams don’t have a complete picture of SaaS in use by business units. That leads to the second big problem: Too many departments have access to security settings within SaaS apps.
SaaS Application and Data Security Tools
The overall SaaS application security sector appears to be growing fast, with multiple rivals and venture-backed startups in the market.
4 must-have SaaS security posture management capabilities
Security leaders are moving into an era of prevention as opposed to detection and response. This is what Software as a Service (SaaS) security posture management (SSPM) is all about.
How Automated Offboarding Can Keep Your SaaS Stack Safe
Amid ‘The Great Resignation,’ the damage from employees (or contractors) leaving an organization might be one of the most significant risks facing IT teams today. The latest research from Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report finds that insider threats are responsible for around 22% of security incidents and Cybersecurity Insiders find that approximately 98% of organizations feel vulnerable to insider threats.
Adaptive Shield Partners With CrowdStrike to Introduce Zero Trust SaaS Security Posture Solution to CrowdStrike Store
Integration of Adaptive Shield’s SaaS Security Posture Management solution with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform empowers organizations with comprehensive SaaS application context and control to enhance SaaS Security posture for a holistic Zero Trust approach.
MSSP, MDR, XDR and Cybersecurity News Alerts
Adaptive Shield is now available in the CrowdStrike Store. The solution “makes it easy for security teams to quickly identify and manage risks coming from SaaS users and their associated devices,” the two companies asserted.
5 Channel Partner Program and MSP News Updates
Partnership – Zero Trust: Adaptive Shield is now available in the CrowdStrike Store. The solution “makes it easy for security teams to quickly identify and manage risks coming from SaaS users and their associated devices,” the two companies asserted.
2 Cybersecurity Stocks Wall Street Predicts Will Rally 35% or More
On Dec. 8, 2021, OKTA and Adaptive Shield, a leading SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company, announced a tech integration to deliver an integrated solution for SaaS security, Identity and Access Management (IAM). The collaboration might boost the company’s profitability.
Adaptive Shield lands $30M Series A to build out its SaaS security platform
Adaptive Shield, which already has customers among Fortune 500 companies, aims to put an end to costly data breaches caused by SaaS security configuration errors that can expose corporate data and government projects.
Israeli security management platform startup Adaptive Shield raises $30M
Israel security management platform startup A.S. Adaptive Shield Ltd. announced today it has raised $30 million in new funding to expand operations and its business reach. Insight Partners led the Series A round. Also participating in the round were Okta Ventures and Vertex Ventures Israel. Including the new funding, Adaptive Shield has raised $34 million to date, according to Crunchbase.
Adaptive Shield Partners With Macnica Networks For Expansion Into Japan
Adaptive Shield, a pioneer in SaaS Security Posture Management announces that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Macnica Networks Corp., Japan's global technology solutions company that analyses cyber threats targeting Japanese organizations and provides security solutions.
Organizations at risk from misconfigured SaaS installations
Misconfigured SaaS deployments are putting organizations at risk of cyber threats, according to a new study.The research — carried out by IT security firm Adaptive Shield — found that 85% of companies see SaaS misconfigurations as a top security threat, putting it in the top three challenges for today's enterprises.
SaaS misconfigurations are putting businesses at serious risk
The key issue seems to be the number of tools in circulation. CISOs say they have too many SaaS tools that need to be checked regularly, with just 12% of companies with 50-99 applications able to check their security settings at least once a week. The larger the app count, the less frequent the checks.
Top 5 Attacks in Commonly Used SaaS Apps
Remember when cybersecurity was mostly about firewalls, VPNs, and anti-virus software? Those days are long gone. Now one of the most prevalent places for exploitation is connected with misconfigurations found in an organization's SaaS apps?
Why SaaS Security Is So Hard
It’s never quiet in the era of cybercrime — and a company’s SaaS security posture is fast becoming a more common vector for bad actors and infiltration.
Adaptive Shield Raises $4M in Seed Funding
Adaptive Shield, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based SaaS application security startup, emerged from stealth with $4m in seed funding. Vertex Ventures Israel made the investment.
Adaptive Shield Emerges From Stealth
Israeli startup joins growing number of vendors offering platform for detecting and mitigating common configuration errors in cloud environments.
Adaptive Shield raises $4M for its SaaS security platform
Adaptive Shield, a Tel Aviv-based security startup, is coming out of stealth today and announcing its $4 million seed round led by Vertex Ventures Israel. The company’s platform helps businesses protect their SaaS applications by regularly scanning their various setting for security issues.
Adaptive Shield Emerges from Stealth with $4 Million Seed Round to Protect $115 Billion Enterprise SaaS Market with Complete App Security Control
Israeli startup Adaptive Shield today emerged from stealth with $4 million in seed funding from Vertex Ventures Israel to automate complete control of SaaS application security. Enterprises depend on SaaS applications but lack resources to correctly configure those apps to prevent cyberattacks, data exfiltration and other risks. Adaptive is addressing this critical problem at the very foundation of the entire $115 billion plus global SaaS market.