Tuesday, November 4, 2014

New Features In Microsoft For SharePoint Online And OneDrive

Cloud computing is the latest technology that is all set to change the world. The age-old custom of installing a specific application software is all set to change and will soon be replaced by one software that will run all your application software through net.

As opposed to the opinion of many Tech Support Fraud sites, the authentic Tech support employees believe that the advantages of this system are multi-faceted. To begin with, you will be paying monthly subscription cost to service providers. The best part is, a steady internet connection is all you need. You can access your software as well as your data from ANY computer across the world upon typing in your password.

However, cloud computing and cloud storage has a major threat, Data loss and hacking. In order to address this concern, Microsoft has recently increased its data loss prevention features in Office 365. This feature is now available for SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Businesses, apart from email tools.

OmniTech Support employees state that Office 365 already has DLP capabilities in-built into both Exchange Online and Outlook. This way, compliance officers would be able to monitor email communications in order to enforce corporate and regulatory rules pertaining to sensitive corporate data. Such data includes confidential intellectual property details and the customers’ financial information.

However, Microsoft has recently integrated “first steps for data loss prevention” in Office 365’s SharePoint Online collaboration server and its OneDrive for Business cloud storage service intended for enterprise users. In the new system, administrators are able to search for content across SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business by specifying from a list of 52 predefined sensitive information types.

This database includes credit card numbers, passport data and Social Security information. If the administrators find any policy breach, they have the power to immediately export a report and take the most appropriate action. According to tech employees, all such DLP related tasks are managed through the Office 365’s eDiscovery Center console.

The blog spot detailing this new initiative has stated, “With this new capability, you can be better informed about what and where sensitive documents exist in SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. And having this information will help you work better with content owners to ensure protection of sensitive data.”

Microsoft even has plans to expand the DLP features by including the ability to automatically detect sensitive content based on policies and trigger actions like automatically deleting or quarantining the data. Unlike Tech Support Fraud sites, the genuine Tech Support team believes that these set of features will be introduced next year.