SECURITY
Your real SaaS security risk: the access no one tracks
12 juni 2026
4 min lezen
Most SaaS security gaps aren't dramatic break-ins. They're forgotten accounts, shadow apps and access that was never switched off.
When people picture a security incident, they picture a hacker. In practice, most SaaS risk is quieter and closer to home: a former colleague who still has access, an app no one approved, a login that was never switched off. Without an overview of who can reach what, these gaps stay open for months.
It adds up. Without central SaaS management, organisations are up to five times more likely to suffer a cyber incident or data loss, Gartner estimates. And around one in three people keep access to apps after they leave.
The three gaps that quietly stay open
Access that outlives the person
Someone leaves. The main account is closed, but separate app accounts, often set up directly, stay active for months. Every one is a door that's still ajar. Around 35% of data breaches involve data sitting in unmanaged or forgotten sources, and those breaches tend to cost more to deal with, according to IBM.
Apps no one approved
Most apps come in through a Google or Microsoft login, outside IT. Some hold company or customer data. If you don't know an app is there, you can't secure it, and you can't include it in your GDPR or ISO 27001 work.
Access that's wider than it should be
Over time, people pick up access they no longer need: admin rights that were meant to be temporary, shared logins, broad permissions granted "just in case". The more access drifts, the bigger the impact if a single account is ever compromised.
Why it's so hard to see
This isn't negligence, it's structure. Anyone with a card can add a SaaS tool. Trials convert on their own. Access is granted in a dozen separate admin panels. There's no single place that shows who can reach what, so the honest answer to "is anyone still in there who shouldn't be?" is usually a shrug.
Visibility is the first control
You can't secure what you can't see. The first security move isn't another tool to block things, it's a current overview of every app and who has access to it.
That's what Mapit does. It maps your SaaS automatically through your Google or Microsoft connection, shows who has access to what, and keeps it current every night. From there you can revoke forgotten access, assign an owner to every app, and offboard people across their apps from one place. "Logged in" isn't the same as "actively used", so over time Mapit shows both: where access exists, and whether it's still real.
Mapit isn't endpoint or network security, and it doesn't replace the tools you already run. It covers the layer that's usually invisible: which SaaS exists, who can reach it, and what should be switched off.
A simple security routine
See who has access. One current overview of every app and its users.
Close what's stale. Revoke access from people who left and rights no one uses.
Catch new apps. Get flagged when an unknown app appears, instead of finding it at audit time.
Make it a habit. A monthly or quarterly check keeps the gaps from reopening.
See who can reach your data
Mapit shows every app and who has access in 5 minutes, and keeps it current.
What's the biggest SaaS security risk for an SMB?
Does Mapit replace our security tools?
What does Mapit see, and what not?
How does this help with GDPR, NIS2 or ISO 27001?