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 | State of SaaS Security Report 2025 Release Date: 04/21/2025 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications have become foundational to modern business operations. However, organizations are also facing a rising tide of ... Request to download |
 | SaaS AI-Risk for Mid-Market Organizations Survey Report Release Date: 01/27/2025 Mid-market organizations are struggling to manage expanding Software as a Service (SaaS) environments. To better understand this challenge, Wing Security ... Request to download |
 | Cyber Resiliency in the Financial Industry 2024 Survey Report Release Date: 12/09/2024 Data resiliency and operational security have become increasingly critical as digital transformation accelerates. The financial industry faces distinct ch... Request to download |
 | The State of Multi-Cloud Identity Survey Release Date: 10/29/2024 Enterprises encounter significant obstacles when adopting multi-cloud. Namely, harmonizing hybrid and cloud identity systems for secure integration. Ident... Request to download |
 | The State of Non-Human Identity Security Release Date: 09/11/2024 Non-human identities (NHIs) include bots, API keys, service accounts, OAuth tokens, and secrets. These identities keep today’s organizations running smoot... Request to download |
 | The Annual SaaS Security Survey Report 2025 Plans and Priorities Release Date: 06/03/2024 In 2024, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms are integral to most businesses. Unfortunately, inventive threat actors regularly breach SaaS applications... Request to download |
 | The State of Security Remediation 2024 Release Date: 02/13/2024 Security remediation involves identifying, evaluating, and addressing security vulnerabilities to mitigate potential risks. In the ever-evolving landscape... Request to download |
 | Cloud Native Application Protection Platform Survey Report Release Date: 08/23/2023 Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPs) have emerged as a critical category of security tooling in recent years due to the complexity of co... Request to download |
 | Security Enabled Innovation and Cloud Trends Release Date: 08/02/2023 Expel commissioned CSA to develop a survey and report to understand better the industry’s knowledge, attitudes, and opinions regarding security’s relation... Request to download |
 | State of Financial Services in Cloud Release Date: 06/05/2023 In recent years, the financial services industry has increasingly adopted cloud services. This trend is expected to continue with the further adoption and... Request to download |
.png) | State of SaaS Security: 2023 Survey Report Release Date: 06/02/2023 In today’s digital landscape, SaaS has emerged as a vital lifeline for operations in organizations big and small. As businesses entrust the cloud with the... Request to download |
 | Data Loss Prevention and Data Security Survey Report Release Date: 03/14/2023 As the traditional perimeter is reduced or eliminated with the move to remote and hybrid work, and as Zero Trust strategies gain popularity, data security... Request to download |
 | Deconstructing Application Connectivity Challenges in a Complex Cloud Environment Release Date: 12/14/2022 The production and use of SaaS applications in organizations has grown exponentially over the past several years. Application Security has become an integ... Request to download |
 | Understanding Cloud Data Security and Priorities Release Date: 10/19/2022 BigID commissioned CSA to develop a survey and report to better understand the industry’s knowledge, attitudes, and opinions regarding data security in th... Request to download |
 | Cloud and Web Security Challenges in 2022 Release Date: 08/16/2022 Organizations’ work environments have undergone rapid but lasting changes in the face of the recent health crisis. Remote work became a necessity and many... Request to download |
 | Release Date: 07/12/2022 Anjuna commissioned CSA to develop a survey to better understand the industry’s knowledge, attitudes, and opinions regarding sensitive data in the cloud. ... Request to download |
 | Measuring Risk and Risk Governance Release Date: 06/21/2022 Adapting to the cloud presents a new challenge to enterprises. The shared responsibility model, used to distinguish responsibilities between cloud provide... Request to download |
 | SaaS Security and Misconfigurations Report Release Date: 04/11/2022 Many recent breaches and data leaks have been tied back to misconfigurations causing it to be a top concern for many organizations. Most research related ... Request to download |
 | Cloud Security and Technology Maturity Survey Release Date: 02/03/2022 The goal of this survey is to better understand the maturity levels of organizations for the cloud and technology both currently and in the near future. K... Request to download |
 | Secure DevOps and Misconfigurations Survey Report Release Date: 11/18/2021 Secure DevOps, DevSecOps, and “shifting left” have become increasingly popular terms in cybersecurity. With the rapid increase both in volume and speed to... Request to download |