ISEC7 Group and AGAT Software Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Secure Enterprise Communications and Collaboration
Editor's note, October 2026: This press release was first published on 16 December 2020 and reflects the partnership as it was announced at that time. It does not describe ISEC7's current portfolio. AGAT Software continues to offer SphereShield for Microsoft Teams, Webex and other collaboration platforms and now also markets an AI platform called Pragatix. Microsoft retired Skype for Business Online on 31 July 2021. For ISEC7's current security services, see Endpoint Security.
ISEC7 Group has integrated AGAT's best-of-breed technology into its portfolio of trusted, high-value solutions to address the recent surge in remote working and the critical market need for secure collaboration solutions.
The expert for highly secure digital workplaces and mobility solutions, ISEC7 Group, today announced a new partnership with AGAT, the leader of secure collaboration solutions. AGAT's solution SphereShield enables companies to control data and activities within Unified Communication (UC) and collaboration services.
This partnership responds to the growing market requirement for compliant and secure collaboration solutions for enterprises of all sizes. It supports today's global workforce by analyzing messages, files, audio and video for policy enforcement.
What SphereShield does
SphereShield enables real-time content inspection addressing Data Leak Prevention (DLP), Ethical Wall as well as archiving and eDiscovery requirements. Its AI-based risk engine, anti-virus and conditional access capabilities add significant security improvements to on-premises or cloud UC services. The solution also offers recording compliance analysis, with governance and adoption features on the roadmap.
The platform supports Skype for Business (online and on-premises), Microsoft Teams (Office 365), Webex Teams and Meetings, Zoom, Slack and, soon, RingCentral. SphereShield is available as a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB), on-premises or as a service, using forward proxy and API deployment options. The solution integrates with leading MDM/UEM, DLP and anti-virus security platforms such as Symantec, McAfee, MobileIron, IBM, VMware, Citrix, BlackBerry, F5, Forcepoint and RSA.
In addition, SphereShield provides a solution for securing Microsoft SSO infrastructure (ADFS) by blocking DDoS and password spraying attacks.
"We're excited to partner with AGAT to help organizations secure their collaboration. It simply and highly effectively enables real time content inspection," said Marco Gocht, CEO at ISEC7 Group.
At the time of the announcement, SphereShield could be tested in a free trial.
About AGAT
AGAT is an innovative software provider specializing in security and compliance solutions. AGAT's award-winning flagship product, SphereShield, provides control of data and activities for Unified Communication (UC) and collaboration services. SphereShield's RegTech capabilities analyze messages, files, audio and video for policy enforcement required by regulations such as FINRA, GDPR, HIPAA and MiFID II. AGAT's client base includes government offices, banks, insurance companies and large industrial global corporations, including Fortune 500 companies.
Further reading
The technologies behind this partnership are explained in Demystifying Security: Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Demystifying Security: Data Loss Protection (DLP). How data loss protection differs from data leakage prevention is the subject of this follow-up article, and our public security announcement on Microsoft Teams vulnerabilities shows why collaboration platforms deserve the same attention as email.
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