FOR MICROSOFT TEAMS
Ethical wall
information barriers
Control who can communicate with whom, using specific collaboration options.
Apply policies on external or internal users and groups.
Dynamic Policies
Granular control is offered based on groups, domains, users and applied dynamically based on the context ofcommunication.
Granular Policies
Policies can also be applied to flexibly control the types of communication such as direct messages, file sharing, screen sharing, audio and video
Policy Scopes
Policies can be applied to chat, channels and/or meetings depending on participant type (employee, external or guest)
What can the Ethical wall do?
See below typical policies implemented by the Ethical
HR Group
HR Group
Prevent HR group from sharing files with non-HR members
Block Finance Group
Block Finance Group
Block Finance Group from uploading any files to OneDrive, SharePoint or Teams
Allow only Teachers
Allow only Teachers
Allow only Teachers to Create new Teams in a School Tenant
Block communications
Block communications
Block communications between finance and research group
Block desktop sharing
Block desktop sharing
Block desktop sharing for a specific group
Allow only specific users
Allow only specific users
Allow only specific users/groups to communicate externally
Common problems
solved by the ethical wall
Block file sharing across the microsoft enviroment
Protect users privacy
Third-party or outsourced companies restriction
Notify participants about policy rules
Real-time compliance to serve multiple industries
SphereShield’s Ethical Wall (Information Barriers) for Microsoft Teams was designed as a ready-to-serve tool with the focus on granularity.
Banks, Investment funds, credit-card companies, insurance companies and accountancy firms need to comply with regulations such as FINRA, MiFID II or EMIR.
HealthCare institutions that need to comply with regulations such as HIPAA, need to control communications that could contain sensitive patient information.
Educational institutions often need to restrict communications to avoid behavior breaches and other unpleasant consequences.
Some Law Firms are required to prevent lawyers communicating with each other to avoid conflict of interests.
Highlights
Control all communication interactions
Control all communication interactions
SphereShield Ethical Wall - Information Barriers enables you to block and control voice, files, chat, video and screen sharing. Rules can be reciprocal (both parties blocked) or one-sided.
Rule-based enforcement
Rule-based enforcement
Apply unlimited granular policies through robust policy enforcement that define permitted operations and content between communicating parties.
Complete auditing and reporting
Complete auditing and reporting
Obtain complete information regarding violation attempts for training and awareness. Admins can be configured to be notified as incidents happen.
Simple and powerful
Simple and powerful
Rules are configured in a simple and intuitive web interface for ease of usage for compliance administrators. Rules are automatically implemented in almost no time from creation.
Cover all Microsoft Teams scopes
Cover all Microsoft Teams scopes
SphereShield Ethical Wall - Information Barriers for Microsoft Teams covers all scopes: Chat, Meetings and Teams & Channels
SaaS or On-Premise installation
SaaS or On-Premise installation
SphereShield Ethical Wall - Information Barriers for Microsoft Teams can be used both as a SaaS where no installation is required, or installed in the customer's DMZ or Cloud (Azure, AWS, etc.)
What
people say
“
Our communication control in Microsoft Teams has never been better thanks to your Ethical Wall product. Highly satisfied!”
Hardik Joshi, AFNI.com
Flexible and simple policy creation
Step 1
Set Policy Conditions
SphereShield Allows creating multiple Ethical Wall policies using a variety of parameters quickly and intuitively.First, users need to define the conditions on which the policy should apply on.
Conditions describe who the policy applies to, based on domains, groups and users. Groups can be fetched from your local AD or Azure AD.
SphereShield Allows creating multiple Ethical Wall policies using a variety of parameters quickly and intuitively.First, users need to define the conditions on which the policy should apply on.
Conditions describe who the policy applies to, based on domains, groups and users. Groups can be fetched from your local AD or Azure AD.
Step 2
Policy Rules
After that, the user selects which communication is going to be blocked or allowed. Choose between Chats, FileSharing, Audio in Meetings, Video in Meetings and Screen Sharing.
The Ethical wall also controls meeting planning. If a policy is set to restrict video or audio, it will automatically cancel the meeting planned for the parties.
After that, the user selects which communication is going to be blocked or allowed. Choose between Chats, FileSharing, Audio in Meetings, Video in Meetings and Screen Sharing. The Ethical wall also controls meeting planning. If a policy is set to restrict video or audio, it will automatically cancel the meeting planned for the parties.
Step 3
Manage Company Policies
Once done, the user can save and organize policies as needed. SphereShield works like a firewall and scans policies from top to bottom. The policies will be applied with almost immediate effect. .
Once done, the user can save and organize policies as needed. SphereShield works like a firewall and scans policies from top to bottom. The policies will be applied with almost immediate effect. .