What is SaaS Invaders?

SaaS Invaders is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application designed to help organizations gain visibility and control over shadow IT usage. Shadow IT refers to cloud applications and services that employees use for work without formal approval or oversight from IT departments.

Key features of SaaS Invaders include:

• Discovery - It scans an organization's network traffic to identify all cloud services and applications being accessed. This allows IT teams to see what SaaS apps are actually being used, rather than relying on manual audits.
• Risk Assessment - The platform evaluates the risk level of discovered apps and services based on security, compliance, and governance policies. This helps prioritize which shadow IT apps should be addressed first.
• Ongoing Monitoring - SaaS Invaders continuously monitors network traffic for new shadow IT activity and can track usage trends over time. This allows issues to be addressed proactively.
• Policy Enforcement - Organizations can configure customized policies that align to their security and compliance objectives. Automated policy controls can restrict access, limit features, or require additional authentication for high-risk apps.
• Remediation Guidance - For apps that present security, compliance, or efficiency issues, SaaS Invaders provides specific remediation guidance to help bring their usage under IT oversight. This may include blocking access, migrating data to an approved tool, or formally approving the app.

By gaining visibility and applying appropriate controls around shadow IT, organizations can reduce security risks, maintain regulatory compliance, and optimize SaaS spending. SaaS Invaders serves as an early warning system and ongoing policy enforcement platform to support secure and controlled cloud adoption.

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