April 10, 2024 Claroty Selects Wing Security for SaaS Protection

By implementing Wing’s solution, Claroty received granular insights, proactive protection, and adaptability to evolving security threats.

“The reason why we need a tool like Wing in our environment is that many of these SaaS applications are actually vulnerable to certain types of attacks,” Tim Hillyard, Senior Director of Security Operations at Claroty

by Ran Senderovitz

Claroty, a company that specializes in providing purpose‐built cybersecurity controls for identifying, protecting, monitoring, and optimizing assets, systems, and processes within industrial environments, faced a central challenge when it came to its Software‐as‐a‐Service (SaaS) security. The challenge was gaining comprehensive insight into user interactions with SaaS applications.

Needed to Secure SaaS Application Usage

Claroty needed a solution that could answer questions about who was using these applications, the nature of their actions, and when and how these actions occurred. Claroty’s primary goal was to secure its SaaS environment and ensure the safety of its employees while using these applications. In short, they needed:

• A security partner capable of swift response to emerging threats.
• The ability to obtain detailed insights into user behaviors within SaaS apps.
• A solution for early detection of vulnerabilities in SaaS apps to enhance security posture.

Claroty Turned to Wing Security.

To accomplish what they needed, Claroty chose to implement a solution by Wing Security, the leading SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) provider that caters to the needs of security and IT departments at mid‐market businesses.

Claroty prioritizes ensuring the safety and security of employees while maximizing the benefits of SaaS applications.

Tim Hillyard, Senior Director of Security Operations at Claroty, praised Wing Security for its ability to provide visibility and comprehensive insights needed to protect their SaaS environment, saying, “Wing provides us with the visibility and the detail we need to protect our (SaaS) environment and make sure that our employees are safe and secure when they’re dealing with SaaS applications,”

At the same time, Claroty wanted to address the decentralized process of onboarding SaaS solutions, which often bypasses IT or Security approvals, as it raises the issue of “shadow IT” practices and exposes organizations to increased security risks.

Hillyard underscored the importance of Wing Security in defending against shadow IT practices and other threats related to SaaS, stating, “We need Wing Security because many SaaS applications are vulnerable to certain types of attacks, and in some cases these SaaS applications are malicious. They are created by bad actors intending to compromise your end systems or gain access to your personal data. So, we need visibility on bad applications so that we can protect our employees.”

A Solution in SaaS Security Posture Management

The solution offered features tailored to secure the SaaS stack with enhanced visibility into the way users were interacting with SaaS, such as when and how it was being used. The solution also provided highly detailed, granular insights into user activities within SaaS apps, enhancing Claroty’s ability to address security threats effectively. This proactive approach was able to identify and mitigate threats, securing Claroty’s system and data amid evolving risks.

Wing Security stands out with its innovative approach as the only provider of SaaS security posture management (SSPM), offering automated remediation, threat intelligence alerts, and non‐intrusive discovery capabilities. For Claroty, this demonstrated the company’s steadfast dedication to improving SaaS security measures while delivering a tangible return on investment through an economical solution.

Moreover, Wing’s proactive strategy, which automatically addresses SaaS security issues within the system, reduced the burden and stress on the security team. This helped ensure a more efficient and streamlined security process, empowering Claroty to promptly respond to emerging threats.

By implementing Wing’s SSPM solution, Claroty not only benefited from comprehensive visibility into user interactions within SaaS applications, but also received granular insights, proactive protection, and adaptability to evolving security threats. This proves how SSPM technology is the ideal solution to protect employees from risky apps and threat actors with malicious intentions.

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