Securing Software as a Service (SaaS)
54mIntermediate2023-05-08
Authors

Jerich Beason
Chief Information Security Officer, Podcast Host, Speaker
Course details
Software as a service (SaaS) makes up the majority of all cloud consumption, but guidance for cloud security commonly focuses on IaaS. This course is designed to help organizations implement security measures to mitigate the cybersecurity risks specifically introduced by the use of SaaS applications, which often contain extremely sensitive information.
Join instructor and cybersecurity expert Jerich Beason to learn all about the SaaS threat landscape, the security controls lifecycle, options for security tooling, and more. Whether you’re a cybersecurity professional working on a high-level IT team, or a career changer building up new skills, this course equips you with the technical know-how to start protecting your part of the SaaS app shared responsibility model.
Join instructor and cybersecurity expert Jerich Beason to learn all about the SaaS threat landscape, the security controls lifecycle, options for security tooling, and more. Whether you’re a cybersecurity professional working on a high-level IT team, or a career changer building up new skills, this course equips you with the technical know-how to start protecting your part of the SaaS app shared responsibility model.
Skills covered
Incident ResponseCloud ServicesCybersecurityCloud ComputingDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- SaaS security course introduction
- Why SaaS security matters
SaaS Threat Landscape
- SaaS is leading the pack
- SaaS risk and threats
- Shared responsibility model
SaaS Security Controls Lifecycle
- Evaluation - Pre-purchase
- SaaS asset and risk identification
- Preventative SaaS security measures
- Detect SaaS cyberattacks
- Respond to and recover from SaaS attacks
- SaaS government risk and compliance
SaaS Security Tooling
- CASB - Cloud access security broker
- Identity as a service
- SSPM - SaaS security posture management
- Security ratings
Bonus Lessons
- Understanding OAuth
- SaaS security use case - Data storage and collaboration
Conclusion
- You are now a SaaS security SME