SaaS security leader Adaptive Shield lately announced its market expansion into Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). It has appointed Kendal Watt as the Regional Director. The move basically comes in response to the increasing demand for robust SaaS security solutions. Businesses in the regions are investing heavily on Salesforce, Microsoft365, Google Workspace, Github, ServiceNow, Zoom and Slack.

Adaptive Shield’s SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platform is designed as such that it can help security teams in managing a range of security issues such as misconfigurations, interconnected and shadow applications, identity security, GenAI configurations, and threat detection and response within SaaS environments. It ensures that businesses can protect their critical applications from potential security threats with its product.

Kendal Watt is based in Melbourne and holds an experience of about two decades in leading cybersecurity teams in Australia. He has played key roles at Abnormal Security, Recorded Future and Mimecast. He worked with various companies including startups and multinationals. His expertise will be instrumental in driving success in the ANZ region.

The platform of Adaptive Shield is now being trusted by hundreds of large enterprises and some of them are the Fortune 500 companies. The company has earned ample reputation for its ability to manage security posture as well as detect identity threats in SaaS environments. Companies like Gartner Cool Vendor, Frost & Sullivan’s Global Technology Innovation Leadership and the Global Infosec Awards 2024 have appreciated the platform.

The expansion into ANZ signifies the commitment of Adaptive Shield to provide qualitative SaaS security solutions to businesses there. Companies lately are increasingly relying on SaaS applications to drive operations. Hence, the companies are in the need for comprehensive security measures.