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Skyhigh Networks Unveils Integration with Slack Enterprise Grid to Extend Cloud Security and GovernanceSkyhigh Networks, the world's leading Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), today announced Skyhigh for Slack, a comprehensive security and compliance integration for Slack Enterprise Grid. Skyhigh for Slack complements Slack Enterprise Grid's native capabilities to allow IT teams to apply data loss prevention (DLP) policies, address threats from insiders and compromised accounts, audit all user activity, and secure corporate data as employees collaborate. Slack usage in the enterprise has seen dramatic growth over the past year. The number of companies with at least 100 Slack users jumped from 9 to 32 percent, and the number of Slack users at the average company increased 349 percent. As part of their commitment to supporting and securing this ever-increasing demand, Slack was recently awarded Skyhigh's "Enterprise Ready" rating from Skyhigh's CloudTrustTM Program, becoming one of only 8 percent of cloud providers to satisfy the strictest data security and privacy requirements. "The current slate of cloud based collaboration platforms support team alignment, allow for contextual collaboration and foster organizational cohesion through experiences that teams love. The ease of sharing information in these new platforms also means companies need to take additional steps to ensure use does not create risk related to sensitive information handling and regulatory requirements," said Ralph Loura, CTO, Rodan + Fields. "With Skyhigh for Slack to enforce security and compliance policies, CIOs and CTOs can answer the demand for game-changing business tools without compromising on security requirements." Skyhigh for Slack provides a full set of security, governance and compliance capabilities including:
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For more stories and to join the cloud security conversation, follow Skyhigh on The Cloud Security Blog, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. About Skyhigh Skyhigh Networks, the world's leading Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), enables enterprises to safely adopt cloud services, while meeting their security, compliance and governance requirements. With more than 600 enterprise customers globally, Skyhigh provides organizations the visibility and management for all their cloud services, including enforcement of data loss prevention policies; detecting and preventing internal and external threats; encrypting data with customer-controlled keys; and implementing access-control policies. Headquartered in Campbell, Calif., Skyhigh Networks is backed by Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital (News - Alert), Thomvest Ventures, Tenaya Capital and other strategic investors. For more information, visit http://www.skyhighnetworks.com.
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