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Rolling Out a Zero Trust Security Model? Here’s What You Need to Think About

By Arun Shrestha | November 30, 2018

In part two of our blog series, we discuss 12 best practices when implementing a Zero Trust security model for effective SaaS management.

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Taming SaaS Security Challenges with the Zero Trust Security Model

By Arun Shrestha | November 28, 2018

Today, the new reality is that network-based security is no longer adequate. Companies need to invest in a new security architecture to effectively manage their sprawling SaaS portfolio. Enter: Zero Trust. Part one of our blog series explores why a new security framework is essential right now.

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On-Demand Workflows: Macros for IT (And Why Customers Love Them)

By BetterCloud | November 26, 2018

Last month, we released a heavily requested feature: On-Demand Workflows. Think of these workflows as customizable automation sequences (kind of like macros) where you can string together a collection of actions across SaaS apps and press play when you want, instead of waiting on a trigger. Here are a few of the most valuable ways you can use them.

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Paranormal (User) Activity: 4 Terrifying IT Stories on Insider Threats

By BetterCloud | October 30, 2018

For IT and security professionals, spooky season can feel like a year-round experience. Research shows that insider threats — specifically, those caused by end users — are keeping folks up at night. At BetterCloud, we’re seeing insider threats take shape in a variety of surprising forms. Here are four frightening tales from implementation sessions with new customers where we uncovered both malicious and negligent employees jeopardizing confidential business information.

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Activity-based Alerts: Giving IT More Granularity and Control

By Kim Solow | September 7, 2018

You spoke, we listened. At our annual customer conference last year, the number one feature you requested was activity-based alerts. These are alerts for things like suspicious user logins or the downloading of confidential files. So we built it. So far we’ve released alerts for Okta, Dropbox, and G Suite, with more on the way for Box, Salesforce, and Microsoft. Activity-based alerts are the next frontier for companies securing mission critical SaaS apps. Here’s how they give IT more control and insights than ever before.

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Here’s What We Found in One Customer’s SaaS Environment That Caused Their IT Director to Say “Nooooo”

By BetterCloud | June 4, 2018

The widespread adoption of SaaS apps is creating new risks and ways to expose data. Unbeknownst to IT, these blind spots lie undiscovered below the surface, waiting like a dormant volcano to erupt. Over the last few months at BetterCloud, we’ve uncovered major blind spots during dozens of implementation meetings with new customers, and what we found in their SaaS environments stunned many IT teams. Here’s what we discovered.

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SaaS Identity + Security Operations Management with BetterCloud and Okta

By Shreyas Sadalgi | May 17, 2018

We are thrilled to announce a partnership with Okta and the launch of the new BetterCloud Connector for Okta. Here’s how this integration will provide a comprehensive solution for managing and securing business-critical data across SaaS applications.

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The 6 Essential Elements of a Successful SaaS Management Strategy

By BetterCloud | March 19, 2018

In recent years, SaaS adoption has been like the Wild West: a somewhat chaotic “free-for-all” frontier with lots of unknowns. After interviewing, surveying, and talking to thousands of modern IT professionals over the last few years, we’ve identified six elements that are integral to successful SaaS management. Here’s a holistic strategy that will set you up for IT success.

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What Does BetterCloud Actually Do? 10 GIFs You Need to See.

By BetterCloud | July 31, 2017

BetterCloud has undergone a transformation. With 50+ new releases in the first half of 2017, including 6 brand-new connectors, the new BetterCloud platform is redefining SaaS application management and security.

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How to Create a Data Loss Prevention Policy That Works

By BetterCloud | November 19, 2015

Google Drive brings sharing and collaboration to your fingertips, but for IT, it also means added security risks. BetterCloud’s Google Drive Compliance Engine significantly increases your domain’s security.

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