Microsoft teams security: Without visibility there can never be responsibility

Today it has become normal to encourage people in our businesses to be Microsoft Team owners in Microsoft 365. However, when it comes to Microsoft Teams security it is hard for Team Owners to be fully accountable for their data if they are unable to know ‘who has access to what‘. 

As many of you are aware in Microsoft Teams, as an Owner you only have a limited capacity to elevate or demote users, as well as add or remove people. 

This problem of ‘who has access to what’ is not a new one; rather, it has been coming for several years as Microsoft 365 has become more and more user focused. Responsibility has been gradually moving from centralised IT to the users of Microsoft 365 themselves. This has resulted in a significant issue in how businesses go about demonstrating their Microsoft Teams security and compliance. Security and Compliance was once solely the responsibility of IT, but it is now much more nuanced and complex.  

For the most part this transition has gone unnoticed by most of the people who use Microsoft 365, and sadly for many businesses they have either disregarded the issue or implemented harsh safeguards that have completely removed external sharing from their Teams. 

Data oversharing and undersharing have now reached epidemic proportions. It is either a major security risk or a real barrier to collaboration and creativity. Now is the time for businesses that use Microsoft 365 to rethink their Microsoft Teams security and how they govern ‘who has access to what’.  In the realm of Information Security/Cyber Security ‘who has access to what’ comes into the category of Data Access Governance. 

For those who are unfamiliar, Data Access Governance is the process through which a business governs its data access. It is all about demonstrating security and compliance by utilising classifications to identify who has access to what information. 

We at Torsion firmly believe that we have the Data Access Governance solution for all businesses who use Microsoft 365. Our Data Access Governance solution is centred on providing the visibility of ‘who has access to what’ to Team Owners.  

We enable Team Owners to take responsibility for the Data Access Governance of their data and achieve great Microsoft Teams security. We assist them by not just providing visibility but by also DETECTING Data Access concerns, AUTOMATING any corrective actions to a simple choice of FIX ISSUE or IGNORE ISSUE. 

Torsion is created in such a way that Business Quality and Continuous Business Improvement are our priorities. Displaying information about outstanding Issues, sharing status, users with access, and the security configuration of the data with the click of a button. Torsion’s Data Access Governance solution is completely reportable, making it simple to demonstrate compliance when under audit.  

You can have confidence knowing that Torsion’s Data Access Governance solution is completely ISO 27001 certified. That each customer’s Torsion implementation has its own isolated, fully encrypted tenant and a securely authorised connection to Microsoft 365. It’s guaranteed, automated Microsoft Teams security.

For more information about Torsion or to arrange for a 30 day free trial please fill out our request a demo form 

Thank you for reading, Paul.