A CASB platform is not designed to focus on network infrastructure or in-house applications, so it is critical that organisations carefully manage integration with existing systems, such as next-generation firewalls, network access control and security information and event management products. Enterprises will not be keen to manage an entirely separate system that is dedicated to just third party or SaaS cloud apps. In the SaaS space, CASB platforms support major cloud app providers such as Microsoft Office 365, Google Drive and Salesforce.
Enterprises should be aware of the limitations of specific cloud platforms, as well as what specific services those platforms provide – such as encryption, threat detection and analytics before deploying a CASB platform.