SSPM platforms can only manage the posture of apps they're connected to — and in 2026 that's a fraction of what's in use. Shadow AI makes the gap worse weekly. Here's the discovery layer SSPM needs to be effective.

Every IAM tool in 2026 — workforce IAM, IGA, PAM, CIAM — is excellent at governing the identities it knows about, and blind to the ones it doesn't. Here's why SaaS and Shadow AI discovery is now the necessary first step before any IAM investment pays off.