Glossary

Access Management

practice of controlling access to specific assets. In order to secure an asset against attack/breach/exposure, limiting access to only...
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Account Takeover

A type of cyber security attack where a bad actor steals the login credentials of an account. In some cases, the bad actor locks the...
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Authentication

the act of verifying the identity of a user or SaaS app. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's...
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Authorization

the function of specifying access rights and/or privileges to resources, such as SaaS apps, infrastructure, data, or devices and is...
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BYOA

Bring your own application (BYOA) is the growing trend of employees using the application of their choice to perform their jobs...
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BYOD

Bring Your Own Device. Employees using their personal devices to perform the duties of their job. In some cases this is approved by...
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Business-led IT

Technology, software, or SaaS acquired and used by employees that is outside the purview of the central IT or security departments. In some
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Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

CASB is an enforcement point for accessing cloud services and applications, generally deployed via a collection of services and...
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Cloud Security

Cloud security is about making sure that cloud computing is safe and compliant, and that any risks associated with its use and...
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Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)

Cloud security posture management (CSPM) is the continuous proactive process of enterprise-wide asset visibility, risk assessment, and...
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Cloud environment vs SaaS environment

cloud refers to any asset or set of assets supporting digital workloads outside the physical corporate network. SaaS refers to cloud base...
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Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (CSMA)

Cybersecurity mesh architecture (CSMA) provides a security support layer to enable distinct security services work together, improving...
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Dirty Environments

Enterprise IT environments with a lot of shadow SaaS, poor configurations, and lack of control...
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Identity Attack Surface Management (IASM)

Identity attack surface management (IASM) is a security practice and technology solution that provides identity discovery, risk prior...
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Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

Identity governance and administration (IGA) is a set of processes, policies, and technologies used to manage digital identities and...
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Identity Proofing Services

Identity-proofing services verify identities before provisioning accounts or authorized credentials to access SaaS services. These servi...
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Identity Provider

Identity Provider (IdP) or Providers are security systems that are used to manage a central identity for users and employees, to define...
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Identity Risk Management

Identity risk management refers to the practices used to protect enterprise identities, typically expressed in corporate email. The goal...
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Identity Security

A comprehensive approach to identity security would include authenticating every identity correctly, authorizing each identity with...
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Identity Security Fabric

Identity security fabric is a security architecture that provides identity-based protection for an organization's assets, systems...
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Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM)

Identity security posture management (ISPM) refers to the practice of securing an organization's digital identities.
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Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)

Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) is a security category designed and deployed to secure identities and identity-based...
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Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Identity and Access Management is a set of policies, procedures, and technologies used to manage and control access to sensitive data...
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Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

Multi factor authentication. One of the highest impact controls available to reduce likelihood of breach, but how can you ensure MFA is...
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Nudge Security Strategy

A nudge security strategy is an approach that leverages nudges to create behavioral changes in employees to implement cybersecurity...
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On-premises

Refers to software deployed within the organization's internal system along with the hardware and other infrastructure necessary for...
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Open Authorization (OAuth)

Open Authorization (OAuth), is a widely used protocol for allowing third-party SaaS to access resources from a user's accounts, devices,...
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Open ID Connect (OIDC)

Open ID Connect (IODC), often called “Social Login”, is a standard defined to allow users to use existing authentication method/vehicle...
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Password Manager

An application that helps users store and manage their online credentials.
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RBAC

Role Based Access Controls. Used to define who can access different types of assets based on their job type and role; often RBAC is used...
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Remote Browser Isolation

Remote browser isolation (RBI) is a security technique designed to protect users from browser-based attacks including browser vulnerabili...
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SAML

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a standard for user authentication to platforms that allows SaaS applications to easily...
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SaaS Identity Risk Management (SIRM)

SaaS Identity Risk Management (SIRM) is a cybersecurity category designed to address the unique challenges and risks of SaaS
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SaaS Identity Sprawl

SaaS identity sprawl is a cybersecurity challenge that arises when an organization uses multiple cloud-based SaaS apps
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SaaS Security

SaaS security is a set of architectures, processes, and strategies designed and implemented by companies to protect their data...
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SaaS Security Control Plane (SSCP)

A SaaS Security Control Plane (SSCP) is an essential element of modern security architectures—identifying risks and threats within...
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SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)

SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) is a category of products that continuously evaluate, measure, and help remediate risks...
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SaaS Sprawl

SaaS publishers are marketing directly to their end user, and end users are adopting without following corporate policy around vendor sec...
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SaaS application lifecycle

govern application onboarding, control sanctioned use and access, secure sensitive data, and revoke access when users no longer need acc...
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Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Secure access service edge is a security framework aimed at guiding practitioners through a series of controls needed to enable the “work...
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Secure Web Gateway (SWG)

Technology deployed to restrict web and internet activity, relationships, and connections to enforce security policy...
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Shadow IT

The use of technology, software, or SaaS used by employees to do their job without the knowledge of IT or security. Shadow IT is acquired
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Shadow SaaS

SaaS applications in-use without the knowledge of IT or security. Often referred to as "business-led SaaS", shadow SaaS happens when...
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Single Sign On (SSO)

Single sign on (SSO) is an authentication framework that allows users to log in to multiple, unrelated applications with a single ID and...
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Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Applications owned, delivered, and managed by a provider whether via licensing or consumption. SaaS creates security gaps with limited...
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Vulnerability Assessment

The process and outcome of identifying, enumerating, and evaluating of exposures and vulnerabilities in the SaaS attack surface....
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Zombie Accounts

digital accounts that are no longer in use, but remain available creating risk exposure. Also known as abandoned accounts, zombie account...
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