Avanan is announcing a new Security Engine for Slack. The Slack Security Engine includes Data Loss Prevention for text messages and malware protection for files.
Slack is a solution for work collaboration and includes instant messaging, file sharing and other features that made a very popular service. While Slack provides some security solutions (i.e. multi-factor authentication), it lacks many other basic security features.
Avanan provides a unique security solution for Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms. Avanan scans the data, quarantines malicious content, and automatically remediates threats in every channel, direct message, and connected app.
The slack security engine scans Slack direct messaging and channels. It scan internal communication (between internal users) and private-to-public communication.
There are 2 default Security Policies for Slack:
For more information on the Avanan support for Slack read here