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SaaS Security Administrator's Guide

What’s SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)?

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What’s SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)?

Learn about the benefits of SaaS Security Posture Management.

SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) helps detect and remediate misconfigured settings in sanctioned SaaS applications through continuous monitoring. SSPM provides:

Detection of Misconfigurations—Finds misconfigurations using built-in best practices, categorizes misconfigurations by severity to help you prioritize risks.
Comprehensive and effortless remediation—Provides misconfiguration alerts and the ability to remediate issues quickly across applications with one click of a button or manually using straightforward instructions. Enables you to lock a configuration so that the setting does not become a misconfiguration in the future.

Learn More About SSPM

Our website includes a variety of resources that describe SSPM and how it can help you secure your sanctioned SaaS applications. A short video overview of SSPM is also available on our YouTube channel.

Our Cyberpedia article What Is SaaS Security Posture Management? describes what an SSPM tool is and how it provides ancillary support to a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB).
Our SSPM product page contains links to product briefs, webinars, and videos.
The following blog posts from the Palo Alto Networks product team give individual perspectives on SSPM and its benefits.
- Next-Gen CASB with SSPM Secures the SaaS Apps Business Runs On by Lee Klarich, Chief Product Officer.
- 3 Reasons Why SSPM is Expanding the Boundaries for Next Generation CASB by Taylor Ettema, VP of Product Management.
- Preventing SaaS App Misconfigurations with SSPM, by Nico Filip-Sanchez, Product Manager.

Get Started with SaaS Security Posture Management

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