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Excessive Privileges

Prevent excessive privilege and public data exposure across SaaS

Users can unintentionally expose SaaS data by granting overly broad permissions or creating public links. Identify and remediate risky misconfigurations to prevent unauthorized access across every app.

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Challenge

Excessive privileges and public links are exposing your SaaS data

One click grants broad SaaS access that leaks data and enables network takeover.

  • Permissions accumulate across SaaS without oversight, giving compromised accounts sweeping access
  • Exposure often goes unnoticed until data is leaked, with identity risks persisting indefinitely
  • Public links and accidentally leaked data—found in seconds by AI tools—trigger fines and reputation damage

80%

SaaS accounts are over-privileged

70%

SaaS integrations unused for +90 days

18,000

Public files uncovered at one organization

Solution

Eliminate over-privilege and unauthorized access across SaaS

See what access is used, what is leftover, and why exceptions exist so you can cut excess privilege, right-size access, and shut down every instance of unauthorized data exposure.

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Reduce risky access

Harden privileges and permissions to curb unsanctioned access in SaaS.

Stop data leaks

Find and fix public links and anonymous access pathways before your data is exposed.

Prune stale accounts

Detect and deactivate idle accounts and stale integrations.

Shrink attack surface

Cut the blast radius and minimize breach impacts with least privilege for SaaS.

Use Cases

Enforce strict access and permissions across SaaS

Find evidence of lingering privileges and allow only necessary permissions in SaaS.

80%

Reduction in over-privileged accounts

Identify and remove unnecessary access permissions.

85%

decrease in SaaS attack surface

Constantly track open links and risky data sharing settings to curb unsanctioned access.

90%

reduction in publicly available files

Continuous monitoring of SaaS settings and privileges plus audit-ready reports for standards like HIPAA and DORA.

90%

reduction in audit prep time

Customer stories

Snowflake saved 800+ engineering hours per month with Obsidian 

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Frequently asked questions

What is privilege creep, and why does it matter in SaaS environments?

Privilege creep occurs when users accumulate more permissions than necessary over time, increasing the risk of breaches if those accounts are compromised.

How can organizations unintentionally expose SaaS data to the public?

Misconfigurations at the tenant, object, or permission level—such as unchecked public links or overly permissive sharing—can result in documents or data being accessible to unauthenticated users without anyone realizing.

Why is it difficult for security teams to detect public or anonymous access to SaaS data?

These exposures often bypass traditional identity-based controls, generate minimal security signals, and lack centralized visibility, making them hard to identify until after data is accessed or reported externally.

What are the risks of undetected public or anonymous access to SaaS data?

Exposure can lead to unauthorized data scraping, misuse, compliance violations, regulatory penalties, and reputational damage if information becomes publicly discovered.

Why do organizations struggle to manage SaaS privileges effectively?

Each SaaS application has unique access settings, and app owners aren't typically security experts, making oversight complex and leading to oversight gaps.

How can excessive privileges increase the impact of a security breach?

If a highly privileged account is compromised, attackers can access more data and functionality, expanding the blast radius and potential damage.

What operational challenges do security teams face when managing SaaS access?

Security teams often need to manually review every SaaS instance, map accounts to identities, and compare permissions to policies, which is time-consuming and error-prone.

How does Obsidian help reduce excessive privileges?

Obsidian identifies unused or unnecessary permissions, allowing organizations to safely withdraw access and adopt practical least privilege without business disruption.

What challenges exist in auditing SaaS access and identity mapping?

Audits require gathering evidence such as logs and screenshots, mapping accounts to real users, and verifying against policies, a process that is often manual and difficult to scale.

How does Obsidian provide evidence for access audits and compliance?

Obsidian’s activity monitoring and built-in analytics streamline evidence collection and showcase unused permissions, supporting audit requirements and policy enforcement.

What are the risks of not addressing excessive SaaS privileges?

Leaving excessive privileges unaddressed increases entry points for attackers, elevates the risk of data exposure, and creates potential compliance violations.

Cut privilege creep across SaaS

Safely remove unused access to shrink your SaaS blast radius.

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