What is AWS AppFabric?
AWS AppFabric is a service that connects SaaS applications and normalizes their data into a unified format. In most organizations, employees use dozens of SaaS applications: communication, project management, CRM, development tools, and more. Each of these applications generates its own audit logs and usage data in proprietary formats.
AppFabric solves the SaaS data silo problem by connecting to these applications and converting their audit logs into the standardized OCSF format (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework). This normalized data can then be forwarded to security tools, analytics platforms, or compliance systems.
The service enables security teams to detect suspicious activities across all SaaS applications without developing individual integrations for each application.
Core Features
- App Bundle: Connect multiple SaaS applications in a bundle with automatic data extraction
- OCSF Normalization: Convert audit logs from various SaaS apps into the standardized OCSF format
- Data Forwarding: Automatic forwarding of normalized data to S3, Security Hub, or SIEM systems
- User Activities: Overview of user activities and access patterns across all connected SaaS applications
- No-Code Integration: Connect to SaaS applications via OAuth without programming
Typical Use Cases
SaaS Security Monitoring: Security teams monitor user activities across all SaaS applications to detect suspicious patterns such as unusual login attempts, data exports, or permission changes.
Audit Log Normalization: Compliance teams consolidate audit logs from various SaaS applications into a unified format for regulatory requirements and internal audits.
SaaS Usage Analysis: IT teams analyze SaaS application usage to identify unused licenses, detect shadow IT, and optimize SaaS spending.
Benefits
- Unified view of activities across all SaaS applications
- Standardized data formats eliminate manual integration work
- Quick setup without programming via OAuth connections
- Strengthens the overall SaaS security posture of the organization
Integration with innFactory
As an AWS Reseller, innFactory supports you with AWS AppFabric: from connecting your SaaS applications and configuring data forwarding to SIEM systems to analyzing normalized audit logs for security and compliance.
Typical Use Cases
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS AppFabric?
AWS AppFabric is a service that connects SaaS applications like Slack, Asana, Zoom, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365 and normalizes their audit logs and user activities into a unified format.
Which SaaS applications are supported?
AppFabric supports a growing list of SaaS applications, including Slack, Asana, Zoom, Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, New Relic, Ping Identity, and more. New integrations are added regularly.
What does AWS AppFabric cost?
AppFabric is billed per unique user per month, regardless of how many connected applications that user interacts with. Up to two connected applications are free for the first 30 days. Volume discounts apply above certain user counts. Additional charges apply for data storage, for example in S3, or log ingestion via Kinesis Data Firehose.
How is data normalized?
AppFabric normalizes audit logs and user activities from various SaaS applications into the OCSF format (Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework), enabling unified analysis across all applications.
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