Valence Security Authors — SaaS Security Insights

Why SaaS and AI Security Will Look Very Different in 2026

SaaS and AI security are changing fast. Learn why this year will force security teams to rethink visibility, identity, and risk management across modern SaaS and AI environments.

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Offboarding Under Pressure: How to Keep SaaS and AI Data Secure During Layoffs

Layoffs increase insider risk in SaaS and AI environments. Learn how to protect data, eliminate orphaned access, and secure offboarding with complete visibility and remediation.

Salesforce and Gainsight OAuth Incident: What Security Teams Need to Know

Salesforce and Gainsight disclosed an OAuth-related incident involving unauthorized access to customer tokens. Learn what happened, why OAuth access is increasingly targeted, and what security teams should do to reduce SaaS integration risk.

Microsoft Teams “Chat with Anyone”: Collaboration Breakthrough or Security Blind Spot?

Microsoft’s latest Teams update makes it easier than ever to collaborate outside your organization, but it also opens the door to new SaaS identity, data, and compliance risks. Here’s what security teams need to know.

Staying Ahead of the Curve: What the new CIS Microsoft 365 Benchmark v6 means and how Valence gets you there

A deep dive into the latest CIS benchmark for Microsoft 365, why it matters for SaaS security, and how Valence turns it into actionable outcomes

Surfing the Salesforce Breach Wave: What SaaS Trust Really Costs

Two breach campaigns—one targeting OAuth trust paths, the other exposing millions of identities—reveal how SaaS integration risk is the new enterprise threat surface

AI Security: Shadow AI is the New Shadow IT (and It’s Already in Your Enterprise)

Shadow AI is the sequel to Shadow IT—only faster, riskier, and already inside your SaaS stack. Here’s what every security leader should know.

Salesforce OAuth Token Breach: What Every Security Team Must Know

UNC6395 exploited Salesloft Drift OAuth tokens to steal Salesforce data and cloud keys. Learn what happened and how to protect your SaaS ecosystem.

The Google–Salesforce Breach That Started with a Phone Call: How a Vishing Attack Compromised CRM Data

A single, well-targeted vishing call triggered a chain reaction: malicious Data Loader, Salesforce CRM access, stolen SMB contact data. Google’s breach reveals the fragile foundation beneath modern SaaS trust.

Why ITDR is Essential for SaaS Security

Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) is focused on continuously monitoring, detecting, and responding to threats targeting user identities and access within an organization.

Escape the SaaS House of Horrors

It’s the height of spooky season, and there’s no better time to talk about the spine-chilling risks lurking in your SaaS environment. But don’t worry—you don’t have to let these spooky threats turn your business into a haunted house.