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# Cortex Cloud SaaS Security
Discover continuous SaaS visibility and control in Cortex XSIAM across identities, connected applications, and AI agents.
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) environments optimize end-user workflows through rapid provisioning and native collaboration capabilities. However, this decentralized architecture presents a significant visibility challenge for cybersecurity.
Your security teams have to contend with the difficult task of managing this proliferation of both sanctioned and unsanctioned applications, while ensuring consistent cloud compliance and mitigating risks to critical information and users.
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Note: SaaS Security is currently in Beta with limited availability. Contact your Customer Service Representative to activate SaaS Security in your environment.
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SaaS Security offers a robust framework that:
* Delivers full visibility into security misconfigurations and ensures continuous hardening of the SaaS environment.
* Defends cloud applications against both identified and emerging threats.
* Ensures data protection and compliance across the entire SaaS environment.
* Restricts corporate application access to authorized individuals only.
* Hardens AI agent deployments to mitigate risks like prompt injections and unauthorized data movement.
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To deliver these outcomes, the platform utilizes the following pillars:
* Implement SaaS Security Checks for continuous oversight of security configurations.
* Apply SaaS Agent Security for automated enforcement and visibility of AI agents on platforms such as Salesforce and Microsoft Copilot.
* Deploy Data Security for deep inspection and remediation of at-rest assets within sanctioned environments.
* SaaS Identity Security gives you the tools to implement Zero Trust access controls to defend against malicious insiders and sophisticated threat actors.
* SaaS Threat Security proactively identifies anomalous behaviors and simplifies monitoring with user risk scores and predefined situational policies.
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