Collaboration Security

With more collaboration comes more opportunity for attacks

While collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive have become essential for productivity, they've also significantly expanded the digital attack surface. Employees often disregard cybersecurity best practices when using these platforms, inadvertently exposing their organizations to various risks. Compounding this issue, many organizations lack security measures to effectively monitor and respond, leaving them increasingly vulnerable.

Collaboration is ubiquitous

9 in 10 IT professionals surveyed by Mimecast said that collaboration tools are essential to the well-ordered functioning of their companies

Inadequate protection

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of respondents feel that most collaboration tools’ out-of-the-box security is insufficient to meet their needs

Critical IT concern

3 out of 4 companies we surveyed expect to be harmed by a collaboration tool based attack

Keep malware and phishing out
of collaboration tools

Secure the organization from within

AI-powered file and URL scanning in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

Strengthen with integrated defenses

Protect against collaboration threats and reduce human risk through an integrated platform.

Simplify security operations

Reduce organizational risk by enhancing Microsoft 365 protections with detailed threat visibility.

Mimecast Collaboration Security, explained.

AI-powered inspections

Automatic inspection of attachments and URLs, powered by machine learning.

Rapid remediation

Messages scanned and dangerous content removed as quickly as it comes in.

Smart security alerts

Suspicious content is blocked and flagged for both sender and recipient.

Always-on protection

Continuous scanning of files edited in the last 30 days within SharePoint and OneDrive.

Mimecast Threat Scan

14-day look back to identify previously delivered malicious content.

Trusted by over 42k customers

Mimecast is proud to protect and support 42,000+ organizations globally, helping them navigate the ever-expanding threat landscape since 2003.

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The Human Risk Management Platform

To effectively safeguard an organization’s collaboration, a unified platform with integrated protection across all communication channels—email, chat, and file-sharing—is essential. This approach ensures comprehensive threat detection and mitigation, eliminating gaps in security and streamlining operations.

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What is collaboration security?

Collaboration Security is technology that is used to keep dangerous content – like malware, phishing, and viruses – out of tools that employees use for instant messaging, file sharing, etc. Some examples of collaboration tools include Microsoft Teams, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint, and Slack.

Why is collaboration security important?

Collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams may seem quite different to email, but the risks they pose are the same and possibly even greater. Guest access is usually enabled by default, giving third parties easy access to your environment. The instantaneous nature of these platforms means that dangerous content can spread like wildfire, and employee trust in these tools borders on absolute. Without protections in place, organizations leave the door open to dangerous and costly cyberattacks.

Why is Microsoft Teams Protection important?

Adoption of M365 has skyrocketed, which makes Microsoft an extremely valuable target for cyber criminals. Attacks against this platform are relentless. Following the best practice of layered security and having the strongest possible protections in place is essential.

Collaboration Security