SaaS adoption has exploded over the past decade. The average enterprise now uses over 130 SaaS applications — and security teams have visibility into a fraction of them. SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) is the emerging practice of continuously monitoring and improving the security configuration of SaaS applications across the enterprise.
The SaaS Misconfiguration Problem
SaaS applications come with extensive configuration options — sharing settings, authentication requirements, data retention policies, integration permissions — and the defaults are rarely aligned with enterprise security requirements. A single misconfigured Salesforce sharing rule or overly permissive Google Drive setting can expose sensitive data to unintended audiences. SSPM tools continuously scan for these misconfigurations and alert security teams.