SaaS Sprawl

SaaS sprawl refers to the uncontrolled proliferation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications within an organization. It happens when employees or departments within an organization adopt SaaS applications independently without proper oversight or governance, thus leading to a lack of visibility and control over the organization's SaaS infrastructure, resulting in increased security risks, wasted resources, and compliance challenges.

SaaS sprawl can also occur when an organization has multiple unintegrated SaaS applications, thus resulting in silos of data and applications. A situation that can lead to increased complexity and cost, as well as difficulties in managing and securing the data and applications.

To prevent SaaS sprawl, organizations can implement policies and procedures for using SaaS applications, conduct regular assessments to identify and eliminate unnecessary SaaS applications, and implement a centralized platform to manage and monitor all SaaS applications.

ThreatNG Agentless SaaS Discovery helps with SaaS sprawl by providing visibility into the SaaS applications being used, identifying applications that are no longer needed, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and security standards. It also helps organizations to optimize their SaaS application usage and costs.