SphereShield Package v4.7.12.1 Release Notes

Owned by Yoav Crombie
Last updated: Apr 05, 2021
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Release date

8- Dec - 2020

What new?


  • Admin Portal v5.6.5.2

  • Teams Protector v1.2.5.0

  • Ethical wall engine

  • MNTS (Maintenance service)

General

This version is focused on extended and clear information of the EW activities to allow both end user and Help Desk (HD) to understand the policies applied to users.

Change log

 

  • Prevent anonymous with proxy joining a meeting-

    • This prevents users to try and bypass the system by joining into the meeting anonymously and performing operations without any control.

    • New setting available in EW to enable this

 

  • New entity - Meeting info.

    • In eDiscovery a new entity of meeting info is build if Proxy is configured to audit all traffic and not only blocked traffic

    • The meeting record is created by the MNTS , running in the frequency set by the routing timer (By default every 15 min) that can be changed in the MNTS settings.

    • The meeting record has a new icon in the eDiscovery list.

    • The meeting mainly includes the list of participants that were part of the meeting. Even if a user was for short time he will be included

    • The participants list is divided between managed and others. Managed are users that are controlled by the Proxy.

    • Participants list include link to Auditing record to understand all of the policies applied

  • Clear auditing info

    • Now auditing contains :

      • List of policies that were relevant to the users

      • The rules of each policy (chat allowed, Block audio etc)

      • The user that caused the block operation and policy that caused it

      • Link to eDiscovery record

      • If a user is blocked he will appear in the eDiscovery user list in red.

    • More info on Auditing can be found here

  • More details added to calculation list

    • Accessed time

    • Policy Type

    • Calculation source -EW engine done by the MNTS or Portal done in real time when asked by the Proxy

    • Local groups - the groups that the user is a member of that are related to the policy set

 

  • End user extended info

    • A read more link in the popup now includes information on why the operation was blocked

    • Details on the policies that were returned

    • Event ID to communicate with Help Desk to get more information with the auditing

  • Event ID

    • Each block operation includes an Event ID that is displayed to the end user

    • HD can search in auditing by event ID

  • End user IM

    • System can be configured to display IM with the block info

    • IM is sent to end user and meeting organizer (only when join operation is blocked and not for example in block desktop sharing)

Pop up and IM sent to user

Block screen sharing details:

 

Block joining meeting details:

 

IM sample message :

 

  • Audit all allow activities

    • Filter will now write also allowed operation of

      • Joining meeting (currently identified as Audio in meeting)

      • Video

      • Desktop sharing

  • Clear information on users that were allowed into a meeting in the auditing

    • Every user joining a meeting is represented in an Audio record in the auditing

    • Details on which policies were applied

  • Screen sharing now monitored in Auditing

    • Both block and allow

    • New icon for screen sharing

    • Allowed records are copied to eDiscovery to give full visibility of all activities

  • . Video sharing now monitored in Auditing

    • Both block and allow

    • Allowed records are copied to eDiscovery to give full visibility of all activities

  • Send IM does not require any write permissions.

    • Implemented using a BOT

  • improve Portal page load performance

  • Description of External users was change to “List of external users that have communicated with internal managed users” for better understanding

  • Performance improvements for stress done in the TP Filter to handle mass traffic

  • Add Conversation Scope to eDiscovery Session View - Meeting , Channel, P2P Chat, Group chat, Call

  • Managed users are marked in the users list

  • Added the ability to search managed users . Read more on users here

  • Remove "events" field in eDiscovery table from Conversation details and content when not relevant (meetings, Audio…). Events is used for number of messages in chat or transcript

  • Changed PSTN and Anonymous user display:

  • Meeting organizer info available in auditing when operation is block and the type it Audio (=joining meeting) This value is used to send IM including the block operation