SaaS has been described as the operating system of business. Therefore it’s essential to protect the sensitive data that is stored and processed in SaaS systems by monitoring for any anomalous or malicious activity. Traditional security monitoring focuses heavily on endpoint, network, and infrastructure audit logs, with a vast amount of resources available to guide network defense priorities. However, network defenders must now shift their focus to also include monitoring for tens to hundreds of SaaS applications, each with its own unique challenges and nuances involving collection, schema, and visibility, without established standards or resources to guide the way.

This problem led to the creation of the Event Maturity Matrix: a comprehensive knowledge base dedicated to SaaS application audit logging. Its purpose is to serve as a fundamental resource for security professionals to gain a clear understanding of the capabilities and nuances surrounding SaaS audit logging. By leveraging this knowledge base, security practitioners can obtain visibility into the types of user activity actions that are logged, see real-world examples of how SaaS applications log user activity, and use these insights to inform their security operations and compliance objectives.