
The SaaS blind spot: Why security teams can’t get inside their own apps
Most organizations I work with have invested heavily in cloud security. They have endpoint detection tools, SIEM platforms, cloud security posture management, and skilled security teams running on a 24/7 shift. And yet, when I ask them a simple question — who has admin access in your Salesforce tenant right now? — The room goes quiet. Nobody knows. Not because they are negligent. Because they genuinely cannot see it.
That is the SaaS blind spot.
Figure 1: The Blind Spot and what SSPM covers.
Ashish Mishra
SaaS: Numbers speak volumes
I ask this question in almost every engagement: how many SaaS applications does your organization run? The answers I get range from 30 to maybe 50. The real ...