SaaS Security Posture Management for Startups

Secure every SaaS tool your company relies on with practical, command-driven hardening.

When to Use This Skill

• SOC 2 preparation — auditors need evidence of MFA, access controls, and OAuth governance.
• Suspicious OAuth app — an employee authorized a third-party app with broad scopes.
• SaaS sprawl — teams sign up for tools with company email and nobody tracks them.
• Post-incident hardening — after phishing or credential leaks, tighten every surface.

2. SaaS Inventory Audit

Google Workspace — OAuth Grants

gam all users show tokens > oauth_tokens_audit.csv

GitHub — Installed Apps

gh api /orgs/{ORG}/installations --paginate \
  --jq '.installations[] | {app: .app_slug, permissions: .permissions, created: .created_at}'
gh api /orgs/{ORG}/credential-authorizations --paginate \
  --jq '.[] | {login: .login, credential_type: .credential_type}'

Slack — Approved and Pending Apps

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN}" \
  "https://slack.com/api/admin.apps.approved.list" | jq '.approved_apps[] | {name: .app.name, id: .app.id}'
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN}" \
  "https://slack.com/api/admin.apps.requests.list" | jq '.app_requests[]'

AWS — IAM Credential Report

aws iam generate-credential-report
aws iam get-credential-report --output text --query 'Content' | base64 -d > iam_credential_report.csv

Master Inventory Template

tools:
  - name: Google Workspace
    owner: it@company.com
    sso: true
    mfa: enforced
  - name: GitHub Enterprise
    owner: engineering@company.com
    sso: true
    mfa: enforced
  - name: Slack Business+
    owner: it@company.com
    sso: true
    app_approval: required
  - name: AWS Organizations
    owner: platform@company.com
    sso: true
    scp_enforced: true

3. GitHub Security Hardening

# Enforce 2FA and find non-compliant members
gh api -X PATCH /orgs/{ORG} -f two_factor_requirement_enabled=true
gh api /orgs/{ORG}/members?filter=2fa_disabled --paginate --jq '.[].login'

# Verify SAML SSO identities
gh api /orgs/{ORG}/credential-authorizations --paginate \
  --jq '.[] | {login: .login, saml_name_id: .saml_name_id}'

# Add IP allow list entry
gh api -X POST /orgs/{ORG}/ip-allow-list \
  -f allow_list_value="203.0.113.0/24" -f name="Office VPN" -F is_active=true

# Branch protection on main
gh api -X PUT /repos/{ORG}/{REPO}/branches/main/protection \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" --input - <<'EOF'
{
  "required_status_checks": {"strict": true, "contexts": ["ci/build","ci/test"]},
  "enforce_admins": true,
  "required_pull_request_reviews": {
    "required_approving_review_count": 2,
    "dismiss_stale_reviews": true,
    "require_code_owner_reviews": true
  },
  "restrictions": null,
  "allow_force_pushes": false,
  "allow_deletions": false
}
EOF

# Audit PATs and revoke stale tokens
gh api /orgs/{ORG}/personal-access-tokens --paginate \
  --jq '.[] | {owner: .owner.login, name: .token_name, expires: .token_expires_at}'
gh api -X DELETE /orgs/{ORG}/personal-access-tokens/{PAT_ID}

# Audit deploy keys and webhooks
for repo in $(gh repo list {ORG} --limit 500 --json name -q '.[].name'); do
  gh api /repos/{ORG}/${repo}/keys --jq '.[] | {title: .title, read_only: .read_only}'
done
gh api /orgs/{ORG}/hooks --jq '.[] | {url: .config.url, events: .events, active: .active}'

4. Slack Security

# Require app approval
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://slack.com/api/admin.apps.config.set" -d '{"app_approval_enabled": true}'

# Set workspace to invite-only
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://slack.com/api/admin.teams.settings.setDiscoverability" \
  -d '{"team_id": "T0XXXXXXX", "discoverability": "invite_only"}'

# Force re-authentication every 24 hours
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://slack.com/api/admin.teams.settings.setSessionDuration" \
  -d '{"team_id": "T0XXXXXXX", "session_duration": 86400}'

# Set message retention to 1 year
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_ADMIN_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "https://slack.com/api/admin.teams.settings.setRetentionPolicy" \

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