{"id":32194,"date":"2016-04-06T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/cybertrust\/?p=32194"},"modified":"2023-05-15T23:05:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T06:05:21","slug":"microsoft-cloud-app-security-is-generally-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2016\/04\/06\/microsoft-cloud-app-security-is-generally-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Cloud App Security is generally available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we are announcing that Microsoft Cloud App Security is now generally available as the latest addition to the secure platform we are building at Microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cloud App Security, based on our Adallom acquisition, is a comprehensive cloud-delivered service built for IT and security teams to help combat one of the top security concerns today: “How can we gain deeper visibility, stronger controls and enhanced protection for cloud apps?”<\/p>\n

The solution provides a set of capabilities to help companies design and enforce a process for securing cloud usage; from discovery and investigation capabilities, to granular control and protection. It is easy to deploy, setup and use and provides out-of-the-box value immediately, as well as rich tutorials for unlocking advanced capabilities.<\/p>\n

Why do you need Cloud App Security?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cloud applications are in use by most enterprises today, and we will soon reach the time where more corporate data will be stored in the cloud than on-premises. Moreover, everyone is using the cloud, and even companies without official SaaS apps in use have substantial Shadow IT usage of cloud. We know from past customer surveys that over 80% of employees admitted to using unapproved SaaS apps for corporate usage.<\/p>\n

Let me share some brand new data from Microsoft Cloud App Security that will help put the scope of the Shadow IT challenge that many organizations face, into perspective:<\/p>\n