We Need to Talk … About Team Chat App Security
SearchUnified Communications has written about GreatHorn customer charity: water and their use of our Messaging Security solution in protecting their Slack users.
To minimize charity: water’s risk, Cook decided to participate in Slack’s beta of GreatHorn, a web-based security tool that “wraps around” the team chat app. Using GreatHorn, Cook matches acceptable use policies to filters that alert him when security rules might have been violated. For instance, if a user puts language related to tax forms or wire transfers into Slack, he receives an immediate notification and can contact the user.
“We’ve been lucky so far. We haven’t had any serious threats via Slack,” Cook said. “But I am staying vigilant to protect the organization and to make sure we stay in compliance.”