You can ’ t fight today ’ s threats with yesterday ’ s technology . Here ’ s why cloud detection and response ( CDR ) may be required for your tech stack .
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Why MSPs Are Rushing To Add CDR
You can ’ t fight today ’ s threats with yesterday ’ s technology . Here ’ s why cloud detection and response ( CDR ) may be required for your tech stack .
BY COLLEEN FRYE
MSPs who want to better secure their customers and increase revenue and profits will need to add cloud detection and response ( CDR ) to their tool stack — or risk falling behind their competitors .
Cloud detection and response technology protects softwareas-a-service ( SaaS ) applications and cloud infrastructure by providing continuous monitoring , real-time threat detection , and automated response and remediation .
“ In some capacity , everyone ' s going to need this level of functionality in their toolkit ,” says Jim Lippie , founder and CEO of SaaS Alerts , a CDR company . “ I think MSPs have come around to the fact that they need to be thoroughly invested in cloud detection and response , because the traditional threats that we ' ve been watching for over a decade are not the threats that are currently compromising their customers .”
Further , Lippie says MSPs need to be looking beyond Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace , because those are now just table stakes . “ That ' s why we ' ve continued to push the envelope around monitoring other third-party SaaS applications because it ’ s going to help MSPs better protect their customers and also better the economics within their business ,” he notes .
What ’ s The Threat ?
Jim Lippie , Founder and CEO , SaaS Alerts
The increasing use of cloud applications is “ a gift for cybercriminals who see the potential for broader and more unsecured attack surfaces ,” says Lippie . “ The rules are changing , and MSPs need to keep up . To protect their customers in this new environment , they ’ ll need greater visibility into user behavior , login and geolocation data , and potential weak points .”
Employees are signing up for and integrating more and more SaaS applications with their Microsoft or Google credentials , and often failing to set up MFA , according to SaaS Alerts ’ SaaS Application Security Insights ( SASI ) Report . Another study from Okta , 2023 Businesses at Work , study found that the average business uses 89 apps .
And data from the Cloud Security Alliance ( CSA ) revealed that SaaS security has become a top priority for 80 % of organizations , but 65 % of organizations struggle with tracking and monitoring risks from third-party integrated apps and rectifying SaaS misconfigurations . In addition , more than half ( 58 %) of organizations estimate their current SaaS security solutions only cover 50 % or less of their SaaS applications .
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