The State of 
SaaS Security

Trends and Insights for 2026

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46%

of SaaS breaches were linked to weak or exploited MFA protections

56%

of organizations said third-party vendors and GenAI tools have overprivileged API access to sensitive data

55%

of organizations report that employees sign up for SaaS applications without security’s involvement

58%

of organizations struggle to enforce proper privilege levels across SaaS applications

46%

of organizations cite monitoring non-human identities as a top challenge

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