SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) is an automated security tool designed to monitor and manage security risks specifically within software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. It helps organizations identify misconfigurations, unnecessary user accounts, excessive permissions, and compliance risks, thereby enhancing the security of remote applications hosted in the cloud.

• Provides granular access control across all cloud applications, facilitating integration without vendor lock-in.
• Automated tool for monitoring security risks in SaaS applications (e.g., Salesforce, Slack, Office 365).
• Targets misconfigurations, excess user permissions, compliance issues, and other specific SaaS security concerns, unlike broader Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).
• Refers to a system’s ability to mitigate attacks, particularly relevant for remotely hosted SaaS applications.
• Analyzes configurations, user permissions, and compliance regularly to detect and mitigate risks; sends automated alerts to security teams.
• SSPM focuses solely on SaaS, while CSPM covers the entire cloud infrastructure (IaaS, PaaS, containers, etc.) and includes features like vulnerability detection and incident response.