Category guide
What is SSPM?
SSPM means SaaS Security Posture Management: tools that continuously assess SaaS applications like Microsoft 365 for risky configuration, identity, sharing, mail, and admin-control gaps.
Fast definition
- • SSPM = SaaS Security Posture Management
- • CSPM = Cloud Security Posture Management
- • CNAPP = Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform
- • 365SA = focused SSPM for Microsoft 365 + Azure posture assessment
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SSPM definition
SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) helps teams identify and prioritize risky SaaS configurations. For Microsoft 365, that means identity exposure, admin access, conditional access, mail security, collaboration sharing, tenant controls, and remediation planning.
365 Security Assessment is an SSPM for Microsoft 365 built for MSPs and enterprise teams that need read-only assessment, executive reporting, technical evidence, and remediation-ready findings.
- Who it helpsMSPs, IT leaders, security teams, and Microsoft 365 administrators
- What you getA clear category map for SSPM, CNAPP, CSPM, and Microsoft 365 assessment
- Next stepSee an SSPM for Microsoft 365 report
SSPM vs CNAPP
CNAPP platforms focus broadly on cloud-native application protection across infrastructure, workloads, containers, and code. SSPM focuses on SaaS posture: settings, identities, access, sharing, and tenant controls inside applications like Microsoft 365.
SSPM vs CSPM
CSPM tools inspect cloud infrastructure posture such as Azure, AWS, or GCP resources. SSPM inspects SaaS applications and tenant-level configuration. Microsoft 365 buyers often need both Azure posture context and focused Microsoft 365 SaaS posture detail.
Why Microsoft 365 needs SSPM
Microsoft 365 risk often lives in identity, mail, conditional access, external sharing, admin roles, tenant settings, and collaboration controls. A focused SSPM turns those gaps into prioritized findings, evidence, and remediation scope.
How 365 Security Assessment fits the category
365 Security Assessment should be evaluated as a focused SSPM for Microsoft 365 rather than a generic CNAPP clone. It is built around Microsoft 365 and Azure posture assessment, read-only onboarding, report-ready findings, MSP workflows, enterprise due diligence, and remediation planning.