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Data Protection for Slack

Secure Slack collaboration with visibility into messages and files

The challenge

Businesses face the significant challenge of needing comprehensive visibility into various communication channels, including chat messages, to effectively mitigate risks associated with internal and external communications. Without proper oversight, organizations may encounter security breaches, data leaks, and compliance violations. Moreover, in the event of an investigation, having a detailed messaging history is crucial for uncovering pertinent information and maintaining a robust security posture. As companies increasingly rely on platforms like Slack for collaboration, ensuring protected and transparent communication becomes an even more pressing necessity.

Here’s the solution

Digital Guardian integrates seamlessly with Slack to provide protected collaboration and comprehensive visibility into messages and files. This integration allows organizations to monitor and control the flow of sensitive information within Slack channels, ensuring that data protection policies are enforced consistently. By capturing and analyzing chat messages, Digital Guardian enables businesses to detect and respond to potential security threats in near real time. Additionally, the solution supports thorough investigations by maintaining an accessible and detailed messaging history, thus enhancing the organization's ability to uphold compliance and security standards while facilitating safe and efficient teamwork.

  • Events, Chat History and Detection Rules
  • Chats Message operations become events for data protection analysis
  • Chat History provides analysts an interactive message timeline
  • Detection Rules identify specific types of user activity  
  • Events are prioritized and Action(s) can be taken as events are detected 

 


 

Download a copy of the Digital Guardian Slack Integration datasheet

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Incident Investigations and File Uploads

  • Chat Message events are available for Investigations, as with any event
  • Brief sample shown, not illustrative of full Incident Investigation or Alerts
  • Slack file URL links provided

Note: file content inspection, and the ability to classify files, is under consideration for future functionality

Automatic Detection and Actions in Slack

  • When a policy of the organization is violated, users are promptly notified
  • Custom notifications aid in employee education regarding acceptable usage of Slack and company policies

Learn more

For details on configuring Slack for Digital Guardian, please login to the Fortra Support Portal