Is Your Inbox a Ticking Time Bomb?

What we’ll cover today:

📧 Could one email take down your company?
😨 78% of Tech Leaders Losing Sleep Over SaaS Security.
💼 What SMBs Need (and Don’t) From Your SaaS?
🔗 The Event Roundup.

Could One Email Take Down Your Company?

SaaS costs are skyrocketing, and businesses are slashing their tech stacks.

But when it comes to email security, cutting corners could be catastrophic.

Why?

• 96% of cyberattacks start with email.

• Hackers are using AI to create scams that look shockingly real.

• Even tech-savvy employees can fall for these attacks.

As budgets tighten, many companies are freezing their cybersecurity spending.

But relying on outdated tools won’t cut it anymore.

The modern threat landscape is changing fast:

• AI-powered attacks are becoming the norm.

• Phishing and social engineering tactics are getting more sophisticated.

• Traditional email defences can’t keep up with these new threats.

You need smarter, AI-driven defences to keep your business safe.

Here's the whole article

1. 78% of Tech Leaders Losing Sleep Over SaaS Security.

This tweet is from Muhammad Umar—Founder & CEO of Softaims.

In his tweet, he adds, “78% of tech leaders are losing sleep over SaaS security threats.

And for good reason.

- CEOs

- Security Experts

- Startups

- Enterprises

No matter your role...

SaaS security risks are a problem you can't ignore.”

Ahead are the business tips.

Here’s the Tweet

2. What SMBs Need (and Don’t) From Your SaaS

This article is by Itai Sadan. He is the CEO and co-founder of Duda, a professional website builder for web professionals and SaaS platforms.

“The most important quality for small- and medium-sized businesses in SaaS tools is optionality, which means the ability to define their workflow. That makes a tool customisable and allows it to grow to meet future needs.”- He adds.

Here’s the Article

1. Okta Announces Finalists for SaaS Startup Competition to Build Identity Security Applications.

Okta, a leading identity and access management company, announced the three finalists for its inaugural Okta SaaS Startup Competition. 

These finalists, selected for their innovative use of identity-enabled workflows, will pitch their solutions live at Oktane24, which will take place in Las Vegas from October 15-17, 2024.

2. Genetec expands Security Center SaaS with the launch of Operations Center.

Genetec, a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, has launched Operations Center, a cloud-based work management solution designed specifically for physical security operations.

3. SaaS firm IBS Software appoints Somit Goyal as CEO.

Goyal, who previously worked at Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, and AOL, succeeds Anand Krishnan, who has been CEO of IBS Software since 2018.

SaaS solutions provider IBS Software on Monday announced Somit Goyal's appointment as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.