One of the primary concerns of IT and business decision-makers regarding Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications is security.

Although most SaaS vendors have been able to demonstrate that their cloud-based applications are secure from an operational point-of-view, there are still access control issues which enterprises need to address to ensure their corporate data is fully secure from an end-user perspective.

It is becoming particularly important to address these issues because SaaS applications are gaining popularity in today’s increasingly challenging economic climate.

The economy is also producing a new round of layoffs which means businesses need to be especially vigilant about how they manage user access to their SaaS applications to be sure laid off employees do not inadvertently or intentionally compromise sensitive or proprietary corporate data.

I’ve had the privilege of participating in two recent webcasts regarding these issues hosted by OutProtect and Symplified. These companies, … Read More »