{"id":109428,"date":"2023-09-05T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=109428"},"modified":"2024-06-06T15:20:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T19:20:36","slug":"casb-vs-sspm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/casb-vs-sspm","title":{"rendered":"CASB vs. SSPM: Key Differences and Use Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) are two complementary tools in modern data security. While CASB focuses on the broad concepts of corporate policy, governing areas like identity, permissions, and data encryption, SSPM dives deeper into each SaaS application, scrutinizing its individual settings and usage patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CASB and SSPM solutions become even more powerful when integrated within a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architecture, a cloud-native framework that seamlessly blends networking and security services. As businesses shift away from traditional corporate networks, the unified approach offered by CASB, SSPM, and SASE is increasingly crucial for adaptive, comprehensive security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Understanding CASB, SSPM, and SASE is imperative to developing a modern security approach. Let’s dive in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initially developed to address shadow IT<\/a>, CASBs have evolved into multifaceted security policy enforcement tools. Defined by Gartner<\/a>, they can be situated either on-premises or in the cloud, serving as intermediaries between cloud service consumers and providers. Their primary function is to enforce various enterprise security policies as users access cloud-based resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASB systems act as filters, proxies, and firewalls that protect users and Cloud systems by detecting unsanctioned cloud applications and sensitive data in transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs have proven to be an invaluable resource for implementing security policies. The measures include basic authentication and single sign-on, as well as more complex measures such as authorization, credential mapping, device profiling, and encryption. Logging, alerting, and malware detection and prevention are also useful features of CASBs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A CASB monitors SaaS applications from the outside, whereas SSPMs provide a more nuanced and personalized security experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs give a comprehensive view of all cloud-based applications within an organization. This helps organizations manage shadow IT, which can make up a significant portion of a company\u2019s cloud services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs, however, have a limitation in monitoring SaaS interactions when employees are off company networks. With remote work and geographically dispersed teams on the rise, this is especially relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs evaluate the security, regulatory compliance, and legal considerations for every cloud app the organization utilizes.\u200d<\/p>\n\n\n\n With ongoing monitoring features, CASBs alert enterprises to new cloud services and unusual usage spikes, helping mitigate potential risks.\u200d<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs enforce Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies as soon as data is uploaded to the cloud. They help locate sensitive files in cloud storage and offer remediation options.\u200d<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs provide granular access controls that prevent downloads or apply protection labels to data accessed on unmanaged devices.\u200d<\/p>\n\n\n\n CASBs identify malicious files within cloud applications and offer quick remediation options to manage threats effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SSPM, or SaaS Security Posture Management, is an automated security solution designed specifically to monitor and manage potential risks within Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. SSPM tools identify risks such as misconfigurations, dormant user accounts, over-privileged user roles, and potential compliance infractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Do CASBs Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
CASB Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Discover Cloud Apps and Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Assess Risk and Compliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Continuous Monitoring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Data Loss Prevention and Compliance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Secure Data on Unmanaged Devices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Malware Detection and Remediation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What Is SSPM?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n