Microsoft Cloud App Security Annual Subscription
Microsoft Cloud App Security provides essential visibility and control over your organization's cloud applications, ensuring compliance and security for your SaaS environment.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain insight into cloud app usage, risks, and shadow IT.
- Threat Protection: Detect and mitigate advanced threats and malware across cloud apps.
- Data Security: Enforce data loss prevention policies and protect sensitive information.
- Compliance Management: Meet regulatory requirements with robust security controls.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Cloud App Security is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that helps organizations gain visibility into their cloud applications, detect and combat cyberthreats, and protect sensitive data.
This annual subscription provides businesses with the tools to monitor cloud app activity, enforce policies, and ensure compliance with industry regulations, fitting seamlessly into existing IT infrastructure.
- Discover and Control: Identify all cloud apps in use, including unsanctioned shadow IT.
- Protect Sensitive Data: Implement data loss prevention policies across cloud services.
- Threat Protection: Detect malware, ransomware, and anomalous user behavior.
- App Governance: Assess cloud app risk and enforce security policies.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory requirements with centralized security management.
Empower your IT team with advanced cloud security capabilities without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Gain Visibility into Cloud App Usage
Enable teams to discover all cloud applications being used within the organization, including unsanctioned shadow IT. Streamline the process of identifying potential risks associated with these applications.
cloud-first environments, hybrid IT infrastructure, BYOD policies, remote workforce enablement
Protect Sensitive Data in the Cloud
Automate the enforcement of data loss prevention policies across sanctioned and unsanctioned cloud apps. Protect sensitive information from unauthorized access or exfiltration.
regulated industries, intellectual property protection, customer data management, data residency requirements
Detect and Mitigate Cloud Threats
Provide advanced threat protection against malware, ransomware, and anomalous user behavior across cloud services. Streamline incident response with integrated security alerts.
cybersecurity posture improvement, zero-trust architecture, insider threat mitigation, proactive security monitoring
Key Features
Cloud Discovery
Identify all cloud apps in use, including unsanctioned ones, to understand your organization's cloud footprint and associated risks.
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Enforce policies to prevent sensitive data from being shared or downloaded inappropriately from cloud applications.
Threat Detection
Detect and block malware, ransomware, and suspicious user activities in real-time across your cloud environment.
App Governance
Assess the risk profile of cloud apps and enforce security controls to align with your organization's security standards.
Single Sign-On (SSO) Integration
Simplify user access and enhance security by integrating with existing identity providers for seamless authentication.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent data protection and compliance with regulations like PCI DSS and SOX, which Cloud App Security helps enforce for cloud-based financial operations.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Organizations in this vertical must adhere to HIPAA and other privacy regulations, making Cloud App Security essential for protecting sensitive patient data in cloud applications.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services companies handle highly confidential client information, necessitating robust security and data loss prevention for cloud-based document sharing and collaboration.
Education & Research
Educational institutions manage large volumes of student and research data, requiring tools like Cloud App Security to maintain data privacy and comply with FERPA and other relevant standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Microsoft Cloud App Security?
Microsoft Cloud App Security is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) that provides visibility into cloud apps, detects threats, and protects data. It helps organizations manage their cloud security posture.
What kind of cloud apps does it cover?
It covers a wide range of cloud apps, including Microsoft 365 services, as well as thousands of third-party SaaS applications. It can also discover unsanctioned apps.
How does this license work?
This is an annual subscription license paid monthly, providing continuous access to the Microsoft Cloud App Security platform and its features for your organization.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.