- SaaS Monitoring provides insight into applications being used across your customer’s organisation, including Shadow IT and even Shadow AI tools. It’s a great first step for understanding risk.
- SaaS Protect takes it further by enabling action. From a single dashboard, you can:
- Block access to risky or unapproved apps.
- Alert users to poor credential practices.
- Enforce app usage policies in real time.
Visibility is good. Control is better. SaaS Protect delivers both.
What Risks Does SaaS Protect Help Prevent?
SaaS Protect reduces exposure to:
- Shadow IT: Stop unauthorized apps before they create vulnerabilities.
- Data leaks: Prevent sensitive information from flowing into risky platforms.
- Compliance violations: Enforce policies to meet regulatory requirements.
- Credential-based attacks: Alert users and enforce strong authentication practices.
What Happens When a SaaS instance Is Blocked?
When a user tries to access a blocked app, they’ll see a customizable LastPass block screen in their browser. You can explain why the app is blocked and even direct users to approved alternatives-reducing confusion and preventing workarounds.
Will This Slow Down Productivity?
Not at all. SaaS Protect is designed to be frictionless:
- Tailor access policies so employees keep the tools they need.
- Allow access with warnings instead of hard blocks when appropriate.
- Keep security strong without sacrificing efficiency.
Reporting and Compliance Made Easy
SaaS Protect includes audit logs and usage reports showing:
- Which apps are blocked.
- How often users attempt access.
- Where policy enforcement occurs.
This helps MSPs fine-tune security and demonstrate compliance to clients.
No Agent to install, simple set-up and reporting
SaaS Protect works anywhere the LastPass browser extension is installed and just requires the MSP to turn on SaaS Protect in the Admin Console, Set up basic allow/block policies and ideally set up summary reports to demonstrate value to your customers.
Why MSPs Should Care
Your clients trust you to keep their environments secure and compliant. SaaS Protect gives you the tools to reduce risk from Shadow IT and credential misuse, enforce policies without disrupting workflows and provide clear reporting for peace of mind.
LastPass itself ticks some password manager compliance boxes for Critical controls/SMB 1001 or Essential 8 framework, and SaaS Protect helps with those tricky Application control parts.
SaaS Monitoring provides both you and your customers’ decision makers with real evidence of IT usage, opening conversations about what SaaS software is appropriate for their business, positioning you as the trusted advisor and providing you with cross-sell and upsell opportunities.
SaaS Protect layers control on top of Monitoring, making it an essential addition to your MSP toolkit. Best of all, for MSPs, it is included in the price.
