Why CASBs Are On the Rise

Cloud access security broker (CASB) software is becoming a critical tool to ensure that SaaS applications don't become major security problems.

Carol Wilson, Editor-at-large

February 1, 2018

1 Min Read

Cloud access security brokers -- or CASBs -- have been around for several years now, but they are gaining in prominence with the rise of cloud-based applications and the need to secure the growing activity in this space.

That explains why competition is booming in the CASB market, according to a recent Gartner report, and also why managed security service providers are now building CASB technology into the services they offer. The market leaders include pure-play companies such as Netskope, Skyhigh Networks and Bitglass, as well as traditional security vendors who have acquired CASB technology, including Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), Palo Alto Networks Inc. and Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC).

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The diversity of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications today is a boon to enterprise security, but many of these apps don't come with security analytics baked in. What CASB software does is provide both visibility into cloud-based applications and the security analytics needed to ensure those apps are being used properly and by the right parties, so corporate data and systems aren't put at risk.

To read more about CASBs and why they are becoming essential tools, check out the full story on Light Reading.

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Carol Wilson

Editor-at-large

After a quarter of a century covering telecom, what Carol doesn't know about the industry can't even be Googled. Carol's CV, which is available as a partwork, includes spells at Telephony, Interactive Week and The Net Economy. She was also the founding of a telecom news website, BroadbandEdge. Prior to covering telecom, she covered higher education, business, politics, the arts, and sports for publications in North Carolina and Wisconsin. [Ed note: Is there such as thing as the arts in Wisconsin, technically speaking?]

Now working for Light Reading from her home aviary with faithful dog Sunny as her executive assistant and personal trainer, Carol welcomes feedback from her readers, particularly if they shout "Go Heels!" in her face at any given trade show.

In her current role, Carol is the link between the editorial team and other parts of the UBM Tech organization, including events. As part of her brief, she will be the Dean of the soon-to-be-launched Light Reading University, so if you were wondering about the outfit, now you know.

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