The Elements of SaaS Security

To better understand SaaS security today, it is important to recognize why solutions were developed to protect endpoints and cloud infrastructure in the past. In this lightboard video, Obsidian CTO and co-founder Ben Johnson explains how endpoint detection and response (EDR) and cloud security posture management (CSPM) emerged to protect against threats to devices and vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure—or “evil” and “weakness.” He relates these concepts to modern SaaS applications and shows how Obsidian’s comprehensive approach addresses both components.